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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society Contents: Society Staff Members and Society Directors 2011/12 3 Secretary’s Report 2011 5 President’s Report 7 Remembering Friends: Donald Paterson MacGillivray 9 This Years Letter - ‘F’ 9 Remembering Friends: Willie McGowan M.B.E. 10 Beef Expo 2011 12 Judging Workshop and Field Day at Fearn Farm 14th May 2011 13 World Shorthorn Conference New Zealand, March 2013 16 The First Pedigree Beef Shorthorns in Austria 17 Northern Club Report / North of England Beef Shorthorn Club Herd Competition 2011 19 Northern Photo Competition 21 South Wales and Mid Western Association of Shorthorn Breeders Herd Competition 2011 23 South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association - Herd Competition Results 2011 – Suckler Section 25 South West Beef Shorthorn Breeders Club Report 25 South West Beef Shorthorn Breeders Club Herd Competition 2011 25 South of England Beef Shorthorn Club 2011 / Herd Competition Results 29 Central England Beef Shorthorn Club / Autumn Tour 31 Central England Beef Shorthorn Club 2011 Herd Competition 33 Central England Beef Shorthorn Club Report 2011 33 Crowds Flock To Beef Shorthorn Open Day 35 Uppermill Secure Beef Shorthorn Championship at Antrim 36 Fund Raiser from The Northern Ireland Club 36 NI Beef Shorthorns Reflect on Successful Year 37 Beef Producers - Are You Serious About Making Money? 39 Putting British beef on the nations plates with the Ladies in Beef 40 Christopher Marler Reports……… 40 Johne’s Disease – Lowered Lifetime Production 43 Still Ignoring EBVs? I don’t Believe it! 44 Searching for the Functional Suckler Cow 48 Beef Shorthorn makes genetic progress 51 EBLEX Improved Herd Awards 52 Reaping the rewards of high herd health 54 Beef Shorthorn quickly earns its place in Northern Scotland 56 First Beef Shorthorn sire selected for YBPS 58 In North Riding Beef Shorthorn is Meeting with Expectations 61 Beef Shorthorn comes into its own on the unforgiving South Downs 62 Morrisons Traditional Breed Scheme offers double premium for Beef Shorthorns 64 Beef Shorthorn Crosses in Strong Demand in the Autumn Store Sales 65 Perth Bull Sales - Stirling February 2011 68 Carlisle Spring Sale 72 Combined Highland and Shorthorn Sale at Chelford 73 East of England Smithfield Festival Sale 75 Perth Bulls (Stirling) October 2011 76 Beef Shorthorn Society Sale Chelford November 2011 81 Skipton Beef Shorthorn peak at 4,100gns 82 The Morrisons Beef Shorthorn Suckler Herd Award 2011 85 East of England Show 2011 - inc. the First National Beef Shorthorn Show 86 Royal Highland Show 89 Great Yorkshire Show 92 The Royal Welsh Show 2011 93 Regional Shows 94 Beef Shorthorn Breeders Directory 115 Shorthorn Society Membership and Registration Fees 122
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The Beef Shorthorn Society Directors
HQ News
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal
List of Directors for 2011
Society Staff Members “Who to contact and for what�
President
President - Charles Horrell
Mr Charles Horrell tel: 01733 270247 email: charles@horrell-podehole.co.uk
Pode Hole Farm, Thorney, Peterborough. PE6 0QH
Vice-President
tel: 01733 270247
Mr Mark Holmes tel: 01902 372783 email: mark@meerebarn.com
email: charles@horrell-podehole.co.uk
Members for North Scotland
Vice-President - Mark Holmes
Major John Gibb tel: 01575 582227 email: glenislashorthorns@hotmail.co.uk
tel: 07973115103
Mr John Redpath tel: 01575 560233 email: redpathknowehead@aol.com
email: mark@meerebarn.com
Members for South Scotland Mr Donald Biggar OBE tel: 01556 660205 email: djbiggar@aol.com
Secretary - Frank Milnes email: frankmilnes@shorthorn.co.uk
Mr Douglas McMillan tel: 01285 721050 email: md.mcm@btinternet.com Members for Northern England and Wales Mr Steve Johnson tel: 01347810980 email: gil7venshorthorns@tesco.net
Sue Walters
Mr Rob Paisley tel: 01943 816068 email: rob@westmoor.plus.com
PA to Secretary, Dairy Registrations and Red Cattle Genetics
Mrs Caroline Ivinson
email: suewalters@shorthorn.co.uk
tel: 01768 881343 email: sandwickfarm.ousby@hotmail.co.uk
The Hon. Gerald Turton tel: 01845 537202 email: turtongerald@hotmail.com
Caroline Burbidge
Members for Southern England
Beef Registrations and General Enquiries
Mr Dan Bull tel: 01347 822600 email: dannybull2@btinternet.com
email: caroline@shorthorn.co.uk
Mr Mark Holmes
tel: 07973115103 email: mark@meerebarn.com
Mr Simon Farmer tel: 02392 632126 email: simonroan@gmail.com
Sue Watkins
Members for Northern Ireland
email: suewatkins@shorthorn.co.uk
Accounts and Membership Enquiries
Mr David Alexander tel: 02825685168 email: davidalexander24@hotmail.co.uk Special Member Mrs Sally Horrell tel: 01733 270247 email: sally@horrell-podehole.co.uk
Roger Kelley
Past Presidents
email: rogerkelley@shorthorn.co.uk
Accountant
Mr James Playfair-Hannay tel: 01573 440364 email: james.playfair@btconnect.com Mr David Macleod
tel: 01397 712668
Secretary Mr Frank R Milnes tel:02476 696 549 email: frankmilnes@shorthorn.co.uk
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Secretary’s Report 2011 What a tremendous year for Beef Shorthorns 2011 has been. Undoubtedly the talking point throughout the year has been the Morrisons native breed beef scheme which launched in Morrisons stores in October. Since the scheme was unveiled to the public at the Beef event in May there have been very few weeks when the scheme and Beef Shorthorns have not been featured somewhere in the agricultural press. The publicity the breed has received from this initiative is something we could only have dreamed about in previous years. The commitment of Morrisons to British meat and to the native breeds in particular is something we wholeheartedly support and something we should all recognise and applaud. The launch of the scheme, however, is only the beginning and for it to be successful you as breeders now have to work very hard to ensure the number of Beef shorthorn sired animals going in to the scheme increases on a weekly basis so that the target of 350 native breed cattle per week can be filled with Beef Shorthorns. We must not forget, however, that the quality of the animals going in to the scheme has to be consistently good. A premium product will never be successful if the product doesn’t warrant a premium. We must also not lose sight of the breed’s outstanding ability to produce the functional suckler cow but now we have a premium market for the steers it is an added bonus. We have a golden opportunity to progress the breed but it won’t happen without everyone’s support. The breed’s future is in your hands. The show season has been dominated by one bull, the Horrell’s Trojan of Craigeassie. Trojan has been shown four times this year and has taken four breed championships and an amazing three interbreed championships at the National Beef Shorthorn Show at the East of England, the Royal Highland Show and the Great Yorkshire Show. It is a tremendous achievement and congratulations to Charles, Sally and Roy for bringing him out in tip top condition at all these shows. The publicity the breed has received from Trojan’s success has been fantastic and has fully complemented the publicity about the Morrisons scheme. The interest in the breed has certainly been reflected in the sales with the recent sale at Stirling resulting in a record average price for females of £2061 and an even more impressive figure of 91 females sold contributing to that average. The sale at Skipton in early November also produced some excellent averages with only one animal out of 59 not selling, and the sale at Chelford, with only a small number of cattle forward returned a terrific average and a 100% clearance with served heifers averaging just short of £2000 and 2 cows and calves averaging £2747. There was a packed ringside atall the sales and many potential buyers leaving empty handed.
There is a very interesting article in this journal on EBV’s written by Ian Pritchard of SAC. Commercial producers are increasingly looking at EBVs when purchasing stock. When we started performance recording with Breedplan in 2004 we had 12 herds performance recording. We now have 88 herds recording and the number is increasing yearly. The more animals we record the greater accuracies will be achieved and the more meaningful the figures will be. I will also mention health testing as there are changes to our testing requirements about which you have already been notified. At the October sale at Stirling we commissioned Liz Snaith consultants to carry out a survey amongst purchasers regarding the importance of health information. They were asked the question “How important is the health status of the animal you are buying” and asked to mark from 1 to 5 with 1 being not very important and 5 very important. 87% of the respondents ticked 4 or 5, and 13% ticked 3. Not a single person ticked 1 or 2. If anyone had any doubts about the importance of providing health information on animals for sale this survey proves beyond any shadow of doubt just how important it is to provide accurate health information at the point of sale. The Beef Shorthorn Society has led the way in insisting on health information being displayed at Society Sales and that initiative has proved to be a huge success, and who knows maybe the record sale averages we are seeing are being fuelled by our policy of providing accurate information on the health status of all the animals for sale. The results of the recent survey suggest that could indeed be the case. I have been very grateful for all the help and support from the President and the Directors throughout the year. Many of the Directors have willingly and freely given of their time to help in all sorts of ways from stewarding at sales, manning stands at events, attending meetings etc. on your behalf. The Society cannot function without the unstinting help and support of the members. I would also like to thank my staff in the office for cheerfully coping with all the extra work which has come their way. It is a very exciting time for us all. Frank Milnes
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Presidents Report 2011 It has been a great privilege to be President of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society in these exciting times when a major supermarket retailer has backed our breed in an initiative to put Native bred beef as a high quality product in its stores. The Society stands on the brink of a tremendous opportunity to ensure the breed’s future as one of the major Native Breeds in the UK. The Morrisons Native Bred Meat Scheme which is paying 20p per kg premium for Beef Shorthorn sired cattle has created for the breed a great opportunity to build on all the breed development, genetic progress, performance recording, and health testing regimes instigated by the Directors over the last decade. Since its initial approach to the Board in February, 2011 the team from Morrisons and the company owned Woodhead Bros abattoir has worked closely with the Society and their commitment, enthusiasm and hard work has seen the scheme launched in stores across the UK in October 2011. This is no small achievement. The qualities of the Beef Shorthorn as a functional suckler cow are well recognised by commercial producers and for those using a Shorthorn bull to sire their herd heifer replacements, the buoyant market for Shorthorn sired stores will act as an added incentive. The Morrisons supported Native Bred Store sales around the UK have seen Shorthorn crosses achieving strong prices equivalent to the continentals and in some cases exceeding them. How heartening to hear a commercial producer talking about how positive he felt about the future on his return from one of the sales. Our Vice President Mark Holmes has worked tirelessly alongside the Morrisons team to ensure that these sales have been such a success. Our thanks go to him. At this moment in time we are probably standing where another famous native breed stood ten years ago and we need to grasp this initiative to ensure that red, white and roan is at least as well recognised in the future. Ultimately we are a maternal breed and we need to continue to breed Beef Shorthorns that fit that purpose. We must maintain the breed characteristics of docility, easy calving, milkiness, longevity and good foraging ability which will be increasingly demanded by our commercial producers as labour on the farms decreases and the cost of inputs rise and in an agricultural climate where our carbon footprint comes under scrutiny. I have no doubts that the Directors will have the steady hand to direct the ship through these waters. Having hosted the 13th World Shorthorn Conference in the UK in summer 2010 which raised our breed profile yet again it has been rewarding to be able to maintain the momentum for the breed. The enthusiasm for the breed, the buzz that has been created at Shows and sales and in the Press throughout the year is the envy of many of our contemporaries. It is great to see new vendors at our sales and new exhibitors at our shows all doing well, increased sale averages and good top prices benefiting many breeders. Good stock coming from many different stables so to speak can only raise
the benchmark for the breed. As breeders we are all custodians of our breed and we will all have a responsibility to ensure that our own stock meet that benchmark. The Stirling sales in October saw the announcement of the first winner of The Morrisons Beef Shorthorn Suckler Herd of the Year Competition. Our congratulations to Glenapp Estates and the manager Charlie Russell, also congratulations to the runners–up:- Ormsary Farms, and Overdale Farms. Our thanks must go to Morrisons for their sponsorship of this inaugural competition as well as their support for the autumn calf shows which is hugely appreciated. Purchasers of Beef Shorthorn cattle at Society sales tell us how important the health status of the cattle is to them and the Directors continue to monitor the situation in conjunction with taking advice from Health scheme providers. This has led to the requirement to vaccinate cattle for BVD before sales. From January 2013 at the Stirling sales vendors will also need to be members of a CHECs scheme and be testing for Johnes and BVD for a minimum of 12 months - I would encourage all breeders who are thinking of selling at these sales to make sure they can comply with that now. It will apply to all Society sales from 1st January 2014. I would like to thank all breeders who have taken the health testing whole heartedly on board – we are making great strides with our breed’s health status. Another first for the Breed this year is the introduction of DNA sampling which will ensure that we have the ability to protect and verify the integrity of the breed in the future. Again we are indebted to Morrisons for making this initiative possible. My thanks go to the Directors who give their time, and support in attending Board and Committee meetings to develop the policies to take the breed forward. Their commitment and input is invaluable to the Society. All the above activity does not come without an increase in workload and the staff at the office have taken up the challenge whole heartedly – our thanks to all of them. My thanks also to Frank Milnes, our able Secretary. There is always this magic ‘somebody’ who will ensure that the ideas and projects come to fruition; that sorts the problems, and acts as our front man and ambassador. His dedication and commitment to the Society has been very much appreciated during my year in office. Exciting times indeed for our Society – I wish all our breeders success in the future. Charles Horrell beef shorthorn
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Remembering Friends Donald Paterson MacGillivray Noted Farmer, Shorthorn breeder and Piper. President of Beef Shorthorn Society in 1964/65 Donald Paterson MacGillivray, Farmer. Born: 11th February 1923, at Calrossie, Nigg Station, Ross-shire. Died: 18th January, 2011, in Tain, aged 87. Donald Paterson MacGillivray was born in Calrossie in 1923, the firth child of the Captain John MacGillivray and Janie Carrick of Cambusdrennie. When Captain John died in 1957, the late Jim Findlay, Hatton, wrote a memorable letter to Donald to wish him ‘’all the best’’ in the difficult task of following ‘’such an illustrious father’’. Donald conscious of the challenge, rose to it admirably, securing for the Calrossie name many successes at the Perth Bull Sales, and far beyond. Notable among his triumphs were 13,000 guineas for Calrossie Fortitude and 13,500 for Calrossie Heirloom, which raised the bar considerably for some years to come. He was a past president of the Shorthorn Society from 1964 to 1965, and hosted many a party of touring visitors from other countries. Ben Coutts sought to test him out by getting the senior Millhills herdsmen to lead the worst Millhills bulls, while several of the young apprentice cattlemen led the best ones. This caused much confusion and hilarity but the young Donald having eventually sorted them all out, was well on his way to becoming the expert stockman that he was. He made his own halters, and could turn a halter into a lasso to great effect. Once, while a patient in Ward 11 at Raigmore, his wife took him up a lot of rope, to relieve the boredom by making halters. From sitting position in bed, he lassoed a chair that had been placed in the middle of the ward, and pulled it to the bedside, much to the amazement and delight of the surgeon, who was doing his rounds!
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His travels in the livestock field took him to Canada and the US: and with Di, his wife, he went twice to Argentina to judge at the famous Palerno Show; to Russia, where they manned a Shorthorn Trade Stand in Moscow for three weeks, and twice to Australia. His great love of the Shorthorn remained with him to the end, and he followed the latest Pedigree sale catalogues, noting contemporary changes to bloodline registration, and he was especially happy that the remarkable breeding qualities of the Shorthorn female have finally been truly recognised. His sense of humour carried him through later years of ill health, and he never lost his welcoming smile, or his fund of well-observed humorous stories and anecdotes of a life well lived and rich in experiences. His faith was of the unobtrusive, but unwavering variety. Donald is survived by Di, sons Duncan and Callum, daughters, Catriona and Janie, and 13 Grandchildren.
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Willie McGowan M.B.E. The Shorthorn Cattle Society lost one of its longest serving and most loyal members earlier this year with the death of Willie McGowan, Fingask, Dairsie. Born and brought up initially at Blackness, Linlithgow and then on the family farm at Wheatlands, Kirkliston, Willie – never William – moved to Fingask towards the end of the Second World War and over the next sixty years was to make the Fingask name in the pedigree world with both Shorthorn cattle and Suffolk sheep. His came to Fife following his older brother Jim, who farmed at Kirkforthar, Markinch and Willie had Jim to thank for his introduction to the Shorthorn breed. Willie had been at a show of Clydesdales in Lanark and on his return home, he found his brother who had been at a Shorthorn sale in Aberdeen had bought some heifers. From that beginning there followed sixty decades where Shorthorn cattle filled a large part of Willie’s life. Those who knew Willie would say he was a man of few words and those words he used were short and to the point. Most often they were linked to livestock breeding and were spoken as he sat around sale or judging rings. For Willie had a keen eye for good stock. It was on a visit to Canada in the early 1970s that he saw a yearling bull run past in a group of cattle. That bull was Scotsdale Havelock and Willie reckoned it was the best stock bull he had ever bought. It certainly put Fingask on the map as Havelock won the Royal Show championship in 1976 and then he produced a string of top quality offspring including Fingask Crusader who was reserve champion at Perth. But that is running ahead of the good progress that had been made in the Fingask herd in the 1950s and 60s as Willie won the first of his many, many championships at his local Fife show. The first bull to make his mark on the Fingask herd being Saltoun Red Ensign bought from Uppermill in 1950. Willie was an enthusiastic exhibitor and one of his favourite shows was the Great Yorkshire where the Fingask name is etched on the championship trophy a large number of times. In one of these successful years, 1990, his top cow, Fingask Crocus also swept all aside in winning the Royal Highland show championship giving Willie his one success after a number of near misses with both
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Male and Female champions at Scotland’s premier summer event. Throughout all his pedigree breeding life, he kept his eye very much on producing cattle that were wanted in the market and this made his showing of good fleshy cattle at both the Winter Fair and Smithfield show very important. He was successful too as his name is on the impressive McLaren Challenge Cup awarded to the Winter Fair breed champion a remarkable twenty two times. His ability to breed bulls that would get cattle with fleshing abilities was also recognized in the sale ring where on a number of occasions he took the top trade at the prestigious Perth bull sales. He topped the trade in 1989 with a 3,800 guinea sale and did it again in 2009 selling a son of Uppermill Rattle for 7,200 guineas. His other love in the livestock world was his Suffolk sheep where for many years he would enter a pen of rams at Kelso where they met a ready trade from commercial stockmen. He was made a life member of the Suffolk Society in 2005. Willie was an honorary vice president of the Shorthorn Cattle Society and in recognition of his efforts in agriculture he was awarded an MBE in 1997. He was predeceased by his wife Jean and son William and survived by daughters Elizabeth and Mary and son James. His family have all inherited his love of pedigree livestock none more so than elder daughter Elizabeth Lang who has been breed president. But none of this inheritance is surprising as Willie’s idea of a family holiday was to visit some show, sale or just another Shorthorn breeder. Andrew Arbuckle
Millerston Beef Shorthorns “Bred to Breed” Stock Bull (in partnership PODE HOLE BEEFEATER with Wenmar) Beef Interbreed Champion – Ayr County & Stirling Shows 2011 (only times shown in 2011) SIRE
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Beef Expo 2011 The 2011 Beef Expo organized by the NBA was held at the Newark and Notts showground. The network of adjoining sheds used to house the livestock and the breed society stands provided an ideal environment for both cattle and visitors. The pens were laid out with plenty of space in the aisles for people to stop and admire the cattle which many of them did. The Beef shorthorn stand had cattle on display from the Horrells’ Podehole herd and they proved to be quite a talking point, especially the stock bull Trojan of Craigeassie who was an imposing figure attracting a lot of attention. Morrisons plc also chose the Beef Event to launch their Traditional Native Beef Scheme and this also helped to create interest on the stand. Over 4,500 visitors visited the event which included seminars with DEFRA minister Jim Paice and TV presenter Adam Henson.
We were indebted to Charles and Sally Horrell and their stockman Roy Macdonald for not only supplying such excellent stock but also for their help on the stand dealing with a steady stream of enquiries. There were 20 beef breed societies taking stands at the event and we were delighted to be awarded third place for the best breed society stand behind the Charolais and Highland breed societies.
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Judging Workshop and Field Day at Fearn Farm 14th May 2011 After introductions were completed we proceeded to the first part of the day which was a Judging Workshop led by Rod Mackenzie. John brought forward a good selection of bulls followed by a strong class of heifers for appraisal and members were encouraged to take the microphone and give reasons for their placing of the animals in the ring. The Judging was followed by a walk around the nearby fields to inspect the pedigree shorthorns that were in excellent condition with some strong calves at foot and we were very impressed with both the pedigree and commercial stock (which we saw More than 60 Shorthorn breeders and enthusiasts from Scotland, England and Ireland gathered at 9.30 a.m. on an unusually cold May morning. We were made most welcome by John Scott, his wife Fiona and parents James and Janet Scott who together run Fearn Farm, near Tain, Ross-shire. The Scotts farm 1,015acres and run 41 pedigree Shorthorns within a herd of 110 sucklers, which also benefit from Shorthorn genetics. These are run alongside 1,500 ewes and hoggs, which include pedigree flocks of Beltex and Texel. The day commenced with a briefing by Beef Shorthorn president Charles Horrell about the introduction of a new premium brand featuring beef from the breed to be launched by Morrisons. He said it was fantastic initiative for Morrisons, who will initially be buying 300 cattle a week for what is expected to be a native beef brand using various breeds, including Shorthorn, Angus and Highland. He explained that all new Shorthorn bulls are to be DNA registered so Morrisons will be able to guarantee the authenticity of the beef used in the eventual brand. Charles added: “We have got some very exciting times ahead with the breed and we are really looking forward to working with Morrisons to develop it.” Morrisons is known to see its initiative as a fantastic opportunity for the Beef Shorthorn in its accelerating position to one of the main native breeds in the UK. Breed secretary Frank Milnes also revealed changes to society rules, which will initially require all Shorthorn breeders selling at next year’s Perth Bull Sale at Stirling to become members of an accredited cattle health certification standards (CHeCS) scheme and to test and monitor for bovine viral diarrhoea and Johne’s. That demand will be extended from the start of 2013 to all Beef Shorthorn Society sales. There will also be a stipulation from January 1 2012 that all animals presented for sale are vaccinated against BVD.
later in the afternoon). This also gave us an opportunity to see F e a r n ’s promising n e w Stock Bull Meonhill Highland Captain. We were John Scott with some recent additions to his herd then invited back to the house for an excellent lunch provided by Fiona, Janet and team. Numbers were boosted in the afternoon to more than 100 for a farm tour and the Scotts explained their farming operation and the central role played by the Shorthorn cattle in it. They explained that they operated a mixed farming business which is focused on moderate input and maximum output and adding value at every opportunity. The beef and sheep enterprises bring a great balance to the arable - from fertility to enhancing the biodiversity, and when it comes to the cattle, then for the last 15 years they have found the Beef Shorthorn fits perfectly. The breed’s maternal qualities, its milkiness, docility and ease of calving had appealed to John and when one of his neighbours decided to disperse their pedigree herd in the mid-1990s, he took the opportunity to invest. “This herd had been an inspiration and we decided we wanted a slice of the action at a time when we were aware that interest in the breed was on the up, and more and more farmers were seeking a quality suckler cow,” beef shorthorn
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to stem ratio. They were more expensive to sow, but better for grazing. He also suggested direct reseeding as a better, albeit more expensive, way of laying down grass than under sowing it through another crop which could compromise establishment. The use of clover within the grass was important and he also saw a role within any grass seed mix for chicory, although acknowledged it was not persistent and only likely to produce John went on to say “We have bred a Shorthorn cross suckler which is delivering. These cows are so easy to manage and they just click with a Continental breed – we put them to the Simmental bull and they calve without assistance within a 10 week period. Thanks to their native attributes including hard feet and well suspended udder with good teat placements, we are expecting at least nine to 10 calves.” The calves are introduced to creep at four months of age and weaned at seven months; bulls are finished to an average 350kg target deadweight within 12 months on a home grown cereal based mix, while the heifers are either introduced as replacements sold for breeding or finished at 18 months and an average 325kg. “The cows are also proving to be efficient feed converters. They are out wintered on stubble turnips and straw before being housed to calve from midMarch and then turned out shortly afterwards on to a clean grazing system featuring white clover rich leys.
Frank Milnes, John Scott and Paul Barker of Woodhead’s discuss the EBVs of the young bulls
for four or five years. There too was a place for ribwort with the chicory as both had an anthelmintic role. Mr. Watson is about to start six trials looking at the effectiveness of sowing clover into grass. He said a particular issue facing farmers are the impending bans on a range of cloversafe herbicides as that could create problems.
Some of the herd at Fearn
There were various presentations during the course of the afternoon including a scanning demonstration from the Breedplan team Grass seed merchant Johnny Watson, of Watson Seeds, underlined the importance of grassland to the Scotts in providing the grazing for their cattle and sheep enterprises. Late pasture perennial rye grasses were advocated by him as they produced a denser sward and higher leaf
The grass and creep feeding at Fearn are used to ensure as many lambs as possible are away by the end of June to take advantage of higher early season prices. Lambing at Fearn starts in February and there is a focus on using rams with good estimated breeding values for progeny growth to ensure the lambs finish fast. The weather during the afternoon had continued to be as chilly as earlier in the day so we were pleased to return the to comparative warmth of the steadings for a most welcome hot drink , beer and barbeque with the beef kindly supplied by Morrisons, before heading home. It was a most interesting and informative day and I am sure that all attendees especially those from far afield would like to thank the Scott family for their generous hospitality and wish them every success for the future. Cathryn Williamson
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World Shorthorn Conference New Zealand, March 2013 Planning is well underway for the World Shorthorn Tours and Conference in New Zealand March 8th – 27th 2013. We have appointed a travel company, KIRRA HOLIDAYS CHRISTCHURCH, as our travel agents and with them we are planning a diverse tour of New Zealand for you all to see as many SHORTHORNS, both BEEF and DAIRY as well as some of our beautiful scenery and great tourist locations. The Conference Tour will start in Christchurch, yes Christchurch is still operating and looks forward to welcoming you all to the start of this magical journey we are planning to help celebrate the 200th year of Shorthorns in Aotearoa New Zealand New Zealand – Land of the Long White Cloud – consists of two main islands known as the North and the South Islands. It is similar in size to Japan or Great Britain and has a population of 4.1 million. Much of the land is preserved in National Parks and Reserves and is known as the Adventure Capital of the World. So we intend to show you as much of this fine country as we can. Our Pre Conference Tour will start in Christchurch and we will travel via the Mackenzie Basin Central Otago and the Southern Lakes to Queenstown visiting farms and tourist locations along the way. For those who are thrill seekers Queenstown will entice you to Bungy Jump at the Skippers Canon or ride the Shotover Jet. There is also plenty to do in Queenstown for those that just want to explore a majestic alpine town. From Queenstown we will travel on to Mt Linton Station in southern Southland where we are pleased to report that our Crossbreeding Trail is progressing well. Ceri Lewis is pleased with the calves that are just being born so we will be watching their progress with much interest. We look forward to taking you to this station to not only see the results of this trail but to see such a vast area of high country being farmed commercially with sheep and cattle. From Mt Linton we will travel up the East Coast visiting Beef and Dairy Herds heading to Kaikoura. Kaikoura is another stop where you will get the morning off to explore this seaside town. Kaikoura (meaning meal of Crayfish) has a fascinating history with the early Maori hunting for Moa (now extinct) and using the coastal caves for shelter. Seals and Whales and the mountains meeting the ocean feature here.
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On to Blenheim to tour the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre that Sir Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings, has made a major contribution too. We will then cross Cooks Strait by ferry sailing from Picton through the picturesque Queen Charlotte Sounds to Wellington. A morning off in Wellington will give you a chance to explore a little of our capital city. Here you can visit Parliament Buildings and the Beehive or the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, as well as some great shopping on the Lambton Quarter. From Wellington we will head up the East Coast, once again stopping at farms and tourist locations along the way to Rotorua. Rotorua is like no other place in the world. Here you can stand on active volcanoes, peer into massive craters, watch mud boil and geysers erupt and the smell!! Some more farm visits both beef and dairy we will see us end up in Auckland. Auckland is our biggest City, often known as The City of Sails home to a huge sailing fraternity and the famous Sky Tower. We are gradually getting you to where our Conference is to be held. With a few more interesting stops we will end our tour in the beautiful Bay of Islands. Home to were shorthorns were first introduced into New Zealand by Samuel Marsden in 1814. A fitting place for Shorthorn Breeders and Friends to come together and celebrate a milestone for our great breed. Shorthorn Beef New Zealand invites you all down under in March 2013. We believe the itinerary we are putting together will certainly give you a wide look at Shorthorns both stud and commercial farms as well as mixing some great tourist spots and activities for all ages. The diversity of our landscape in short distances is second to none. COME AND JOIN US IN MARCH 2013 Judy Austin: Chairperson World Shorthorn Organising Committee Email:
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The First Pedigree Beef Shorthorns in Austria In 2010, Peter Schuhmacher from Sankt Veit in Austria decided to breed Beef Shorthorns.
Now the heifers are grown very fast on Carinthian grass and Peter is a 50 year old who owns a company were AI`d. They are that build houses. His hobby is the Rallye in calf to Chapelton motorsport and he is one of the two best Typhoon and Pode drivers in Carinthia. Since 12 years he breed Hole Beefeater. Peter Highland Cattle on his small farm in the is very satisfied with beautiful district of Carinthia. Carinthia is in the cattle. They are the south of Austria near the border to Italy very calm and a lot of and Slovenia. His Highland Cattle fold is farmers visited Peters very famous in Austria, a heifer from Peter is farm to see this breed. the actual Austrian female junior champion. All farmers were very The four Chapelton heifers exported to Austria Peter wants to do everything professional and impressed about the so he decided to buy the Shorthorn genetic size and the fleshing ability of the four heifers. Some in the motherland of the breed. Normally Carinthia is a farmers think that the heifers must be much older than land dominated by Simmenthal and Charolais cattle. A they are. lot of calves were sold to Italy. The Italians only want to buy cattle with frame. Because Charolais cattle in Austria Peter imported a lot of Shorthorn semen to Austria with have a problem with too less milk for their calf Peter needs the help of Sheila and is now a member of the Beef a cow that has enough milking ability, cattle which grow Shorthorn Society. fast on grass and has perfect beef quality and especially In the future there is a lot of work for Peter As these are look fantastic – the Beef Shorthorn. the only pedigree Beef Shorthorns in Austria he has at After visiting some farms in February 2011, Peter bought the moment no acception with our breeding assosiation. 4 yearling heifers at Chapelton farm from Donald He also wants to show the Highland Cattle breeders in Biggar. 3 of them are daughters of Cavans Yankee, one Austria the positive aspects of the crossbreeding Highland is a daughter of Chapelton Typhoon. Very important for x Shorthorn. The Highland breeders have the problem import to Austria is that the cattle are not vaccinated for that their cattle produce to less beef. A crossbreeding IBR and BVD! Sheila Eggleston from Eggs-Port was a could solve that problem. Some Highland breeders sold great help. She found the cattle for us, organised the visits the first Shorthorn semen and even ordered purebreed and everything about the export. Shorthorn heifers from Peter.
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Northern Club Report The club has had a fairly busy year, it all began at the AGM in February where we elected a new chairman in Caroline Ivinson and chewed over the happenings of the previous year and set out a program for the year to come. Members achieved good prices at the spring sale at Carlisle which once again saw a solid trade. At the Yorkshire Show the club trophy for the best baby heifer was won by Gerald Turton. Mark and Tracy Severn also won the Female champion and reserve breed champion with their cow Sandwick Duchess Zoe. As usual club members were very active and successful on the summer show circuit. Our main summer event saw a fantastic turnout of breeders and potential breeders join us for a tour of three herds in our region. This was then followed up with a barbecue and plenty of crack.
competition open to club members. Pictures had to include a beef shorthorn and were judged by livestock photographer Douglas Low. He is then going to come along and talk through the photographs and hopefully give everyone some tips on better picture taking in the future.
The herd competition was judged this year by Trevor Brown who took three days to tour the region and then go off to the Isle of Man. A total of 16 herds entered the competition this year.
Overall membership has increased and as secretary I have fielded a lot of enquiries both about the club and about cattle. So going forward the future looks very positive. If any one is interested about joining the Northern club then please go to our page on the web site for details.
A new event this year has been a photographic
Caroline Ivinson
North of England Beef Shorthorn Club Herd Competition 2011 It was both an honour and a treat to be invited to judge this competition. There were over three hundred cattle entered by sixteen breeders, with a huge variety of topographies, environments and grassland conditions. How lucky we are to have a breed of cattle which will thrive virtually anyway. The tremendous showing of quality cattle throughout pays testament to the massive progress made by the breed over the last decade. Poor cattle were difficult to locate whereas quality beasts made judging quite taxing in most classes. The stud bulls in particular were
leaving some tremendous young stock, with uniformly good heifers found in both the large and small herds. Rob Paisleys Glenisla Zetor and Geoff Ribys Elliot Bodacious have already, and will continue to leave their stamp. The junior and senior heifers proved most difficult to judge with nearly every herd presenting contenders for placing. There are some very satisfied breeders throughout the Club, who will be, and should be, very proud of their young stock. Trevor Brown
Large Herd 1st R. Paisley 2nd G. Turton 3rd G. Riby
Westmoor Upsall Stonehills
Small Herd 1st Ms. T. Severn 2nd P. Braithwaite 3rd T. Riley
Highlee Albion Stoney Royd
Cow with Calf at Foot 1st F. Hugill 2nd G. Turton 3rd A & C Ivinson
Ballard Mandy Broadhooks Tessa X302 of Upsall Wavendon Blythsome Julie
Bull 1st 2nd 3rd
Glenisla Zetor Elliot Bodacious L.S. Alpha
R. Paisley G. Riby Ms. R. James
Incalf Female over Two Years 1st Ms. T. Severn Highlee Blackbrook Dipsy 2nd Ms. R. James Sleightholme Raspberry 3rd P. Braithwaite Kiplin Xenia Candy Floss
Heifer Born 2010 1st G. Turton 2nd G. Riby 3rd R. Paisley
Tessa X690 of Upsall Stonehills Bodacious Gem Westmoor Georgie Destiny
2011 Born Heifer Calf 1st R.S & G Johnson Gilven Tessa Emerald 2nd A & C Ivinson Sandwick Lovely Ermintrude 3rd Ms R. James Sleightholme Ryegrass
2011 Born Bull Calf 1st G. Turton 2nd T. Riley 3rd J. Hopper
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Northern Photo Competition When the Northern Shorthorn Club heard that the much respected livestock photographer Douglas Low was hanging up his camera after 55 years of attending Perth and other shows and sales throughout Britain, he was asked to judge a photographic competition of Beef Shorthorn Cattle of sufficient quality to promote the breed nationwide. The first prize would be a session with the winners favourite beast
with hints and tips from the judge.
1st Prize Winner – Adel Chambers
2nd - Gerald Turton
3rd - Ian Park
Best Individual - Geoff Riby
JUDGES OVERVIEW
2ND PRIZE - Another picture which catches the eye. I would call this “Contented brothers” and just proves that you should always have your camera
As a first venture for breeders in the Northern area, the selection of photographs forward were very limited. The theme running through them was of a lack of positioning, either of the animals or photographer, giving an impression that too many entrants just walked into the field and snapped a pretty picture. Overall there were some nice shots, just lacking that “Wow” factor, and that’s where your composition and imagination should kick in. 1ST PRIZE - This was the picture which I felt told a story. Cold, contented and useable in print, either as a winter illustration, hardy breed or even a Christmas Card with your herd name across the top. I would have liked to see more of the overall scene, showing more of the darker animals front, however it still works cropped as it is.
The competition attracted forty entries. It is to be hoped that some might be good enough to be used to promote the breed. “A photograph can easily enhance or destroy the reputation of an animal”. G Turton
at hand. I would have liked to see more of the other bulls head however it would probably have disturbed the moment. 3RD PRIZE - Composition in this shot is fine, if the calf nearest the mother had been a little further forward it would have improved the group. The down side to this picture is the use of flash. Never, never use it with animals as it makes the eye balls look as if they had been painted in. BEST INDIVIDUAL - This boy was my choice, however he needs his rear legs wider, his front near leg further back and his head turned slightly more to camera. However the basics are there. Judge | Douglas Low beef shorthorn
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South Wales & Mid Western Shorthorn Breeders Association Our association, although primarily a dairy club by origin, has welcomed Beef members/breeders to our social and farm walk events due to dwindling numbers of Dairy herds of late. It was in March that we held an interbreed quiz at Carmarthen market raising a commendable £333.50 which was donated to the cancer ward at Glangwili hospital after an excellent turnout including Dairy and Beef shorthorn competitors. The winning team was the market auctioneers!
After looking around the vast cubicle sheds and parlour we headed up the west Wales coast to the Llanarth herd of beef shorthorns owned by Mr & Mrs K Mitchell. We were all treated to an excellent spread for lunch put on by Mrs Mitchell followed by a fine show of their beef shorthorns in lush green pasture in fine condition.
On August 1st we had our farm walks. A morning visit to the Drisgol dairy herd hosted by Seimon Thomas and his family where we were treated to morning coffees and an impressive selection of cakes. We then proceeded on a very interesting walk around their stock, including some 300 red & white dairy cows in one field, What a sight to behold!
Many thanks go to the Thomas’s and Mitchells for an excellent visit and hospitality enjoyed by both dairy and beef shorthorn breeders alike. In the autumn we held a herd competition which was kindly judged by Julia Evans of the Longlands Herd, Worcester. The results of which were announced at our annual dinner in November. Anyone interested in joining us during 2012 can contact our secretary Huw Evans on 07976328177
The South Wales and Mid Western Association of Shorthorn Breeders Herd Competition 2011 I was very honoured to be asked to judge the South Wales and mid Western Association of Shorthorn Breeders herd competition. I looked at eight herds in all, saw some grand cattle in a beautiful part of the
country and enjoyed the hospitality, enthusiasm and friendship of some fellow Beef Shorthorn Breeders. It is very encouraging to see Beef Shorthorns and herds on the increase throughout the UK.
Best Herd 1st FRENNI – Mr and Mrs Brian Thomas. Relatively newly formed but nevertheless a herd of strong deep bodied and well matched cows, with good locomotion and udders, and strong calves at foot.
Best Bull 1st Warmington Patrick STOCK GREEN – Mr Ted Everitt A light roan powerful well fleshed and well balanced bull. Excellent locomotion.
2nd LLANARTH – Mr Keith Mitchell. Well established herd. Strong cows and calves. Some older cows still performing well.
2nd Dunsyre Cavalier FRENNI – Mr B Thomas A young roan bull showing good stretch and depth.
3rd LAMBORO – Mrs Alma James. A well established herd of cows, obviously milking well with very good udders and teat placement. Some variation in cow size.
3rd Llanarth Centaurs Gareth – LLANARTH – Mr Keith Mitchell A lovely young bull – light roan, deep bodied and well muscled and balanced throughout.
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Best Heifer or Cow with calf 1st Lamboro Red Holly LAMBORO – Mrs A James A real star character of a cow. Boldly coloured and boldly standing square. Excellent udder and teat placement, and beautifully shaped short horns complete the picture.
Best Bull or Heifer calf 1st Lamboro Elsie May LAMBORO – Mrs A James A really super heifer calf with star quality. 2nd Carreg Eclipse CARREG – Mr Stone A lovely roan bull calf showing great presence and promise.
2nd Wavendon Secret Silver VALE – Martin Reynolds A correct, well balanced cow with neat udder and good locomotion.
3rd UK 745961 100075 FRENNI – Mr Brian Thomas Very fine, eye-catching bull calf.
3rd Glengloy Roths Seamrag HILLTOP – Mr Darryl Harris A 10 year old deep bodied cow still in good condition and performing well.
Julia Evans October 2011
Carreg Eclipse from Mr Stone Lamboro Elsie May from Mrs A James
South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
REDHILL BEEF SHORTHORNS Brenda Wear, Windover, Butcombe, Blagdon, Bristol. BS40 7XQ - Tel: (01275) 474271 (5 mins Bristol Int Airport) TONELEA HERD R G Whittle, Houndsmoor Farm, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset. TA4 1PU - Tel: (01823) 400252/910 POLDEN HERD J & A Locke 14 Ivythorn Road, Street, Somerset. BA16 0TE - Tel: (01458) 443788
2012 DIARY DATES 29th APRIL - AGM & DINNER - Oake Manor Golf Club, Taunton, Somerset. 13th SEPTEMBER - The SWCSBA Show & Sale In conjunction with the South West Native Multi Beef Breeders Sale at Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Bridgwater Somerset. Junction 24 of M5.
Secretary: Sally Mitchell c/o Westgate House, 45 High West Street Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UT tel: 01305 268786 email: sally.mitchell@gth.net
South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Herd Competition Results 2011 – Suckler Section Judge | Mr John Stanbury Class 1 - HERD COMPETITION 1st Redhill Herd - Brenda R Wear 2nd Tonemoor Herd - Mr A Whittle 3rd Polden Herd - Mr J & Mrs A Locke
Class 4 - SUCKLER HEIFER in calf or calved to her first 1st Redhill Promotors Crocus 2nd - Brenda R Wear 2nd Holdens Pansy 4th - Mr A Whittle 3rd Redhill Sprys Lovely 2nd - Brenda R Wear
Class 2 - SUCKLER BULL ANY AGE 1st Stonmour Thunder Cloud - Mrs T C Blake 2nd Aylward Nomad - Mr A Whittle 3rd Willingham Dralo - Sue Watson & Tim Prior
Class 5 - MAIDEN HEIFER over 12 months of age 1st Redhill Sprys Lovely 051 - Brenda R Wear 2nd Redhill Promotors Lovely 053 - Brenda R Wear 3rd Stonmour Musical Lara - Mrs T C Blake
Class 3 - SUCKLER COW to have calved her second 1st Holdens Pansy 2nd - Mr A Whittle 2nd Redhill Bunderberg Lovely - Brenda R Wear 3rd Redhill L.A. Crocus - Brenda R Wear
Class 6 - SUCKLER CALF under 12 months of age eligible for registration 1st Redhill Morrison - Brenda R Wear 2nd Polden Jan Swayne - Mr J & Mrs A Locke 3rd Redhill P Eva Broadhooks 065 - Brenda R Wear
South West Beef Shorthorn Breeders Club Report The SWBSBC met yesterday, 30th October, for our Annual Herd Competition Awards Ceremony, which was held at The Countryman at Sampford Courtenay, near Okehampton, Devon. By the time we had eaten our fill of the marvellous carvery and huge helpings of desserts (some of which were just too big for even our members!) everyone was mellow enough to accept the Judge’s decisions with good grace. We welcomed one of our sponsors representatives from Mole Valley Farmers, who kindly judged the Photo Competition which arose some years ago from the cancellation of the herd competition due to Foot and Mouth Restrictions, and has remained an extra event ever since. A raffle had been organised with a request for donations rather than ticket sales, to raise funds for the Devon Air Ambulance, in memory of member Tony Poole-Warren, who died suddenly in September. Members gave generously, with further monies being sent by those unable to attend the dinner, and as a result the total to be handed over has yet to be calculated. Many thanks to Liz Poole-Warren for organising the day. Judy Mills
South West Beef Shorthorn Breeders Club Herd Competition 2011 Class 1 Large Herd 1st Trevarrick Roger T Grose 2nd Washvalley Elaine & Richard Peeke 3rd Forever Duncan Holton
Class 5 – Any Prefix cow 1st Holtlodge Foxglove Gem M & M Christian 2nd Lake Primrose Roger T Grose 3rd Forever Blossom Sophia Duncan Holton
Medium Herd 1st Woolcombe 2nd Wivey 3rd Polden
Class 6 – 100% Cow 1st Stonmour Fairy Barrington 19th Mrs T C Blake
M & M Christian KH & GE Turner Anne & John Locke
Small Herd 1st Willingvale WR & WA Woodley 2nd Stonmour Mrs T C Blake 3rd Carvinick Ron & Jackie M Bunney Class 2 – Senior Bull 1st Trevarrick Zack Roger T Grose 2nd Stonmour Thunder Cloud Mrs T C Blake 3rd Wivey Admiral Gus KH & GE Turner Class 3 – Junior Bull 1st Washvalley Diago 2nd Wivey Dorito 3rd Trevarrick Dmaned
Elaine & Richard Peeke KH & GE Turner Roger T Grose
Class 4 – Home Bred Cow 1st Wivey Mary Xola KH & GE Turner 2nd Polden Rosette Ringlet Anne & John Locke 3rd Wivey Nonpareil Aneika KH & GE Turner
Class 7 –Heifer in calf or with calf at foot 1st Polden Broadhooks Nellie Anne & John Locke 2nd Wilbury Beatrix G & J & O Chedgey 3rd Rowfold Bright Comic A & E Poole-Warren Class 8 – Maiden Heifer 1st Polden Polly’s Double Anne & John Locke 2nd Stonmour Barrington Tulip Mrs T C Blake 3rd Forever Tanzy Daisy Duncan Holton Class 9A – Male Suckled Calf 1st Trevarrick E Red Roger T Grose 2nd Polden Jan Swayne E266 Anne & John Locke 3rd UK381063/700322 Ron & Jackie M Bunney Class 9B – Female Suckled Calf 1st Wivey Elegant Eva KH & GE Turner 2nd Forever Nonpariel Erin Duncan Holton 3rd Wilbury Edana G & J & O Chedgey
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A & E Poole-Warren Ron & Jackie M Bunney Anne & John Locke
Champion Suckled Calf: Trevarrick E Red Roger T Grose Reserve: Polden Jan Swayne E266 Anne & John Lock
“Firstly I would like to thank you all for giving me an opportunity to look around your herds. I was very impressed with the cattle I saw. I would especially like to thank Keith Taylor (sic) who had to endure me for three days which he did with much humour! I would also like to thank Geoff and Julia Chedgey for getting me back to my car. I found some of the classes difficult to judge especially the medium sized herds, all could have been in first place, it was that close!”
Judges Report from Mr Angus Stovold Firstly I want to apologise that I cannot be at the awards lunch, I have been worried that having had a successful trip to the West Country without my passport, I would be riding my luck to try it again! Actually I have only been at home for the weekend twice since August and I will not be home for any weekend in November, my wife and children have put their collective foot down, and the result being I will not make the lunch. (All weekends are farm, Aberdeen Angus or Royal Smithfield Club related so no fun there!) I very much enjoyed my whistle stop tour of your fine counties and what a beautiful part of the country you all live in! Keith was a fantastic host and looked after me royally, and even though he is a councillor he is a really great chap.I found everybody very generous and welcoming and you are all a credit to your region and breed. So to the cattle: I was very surprised by the quality of the cattle and the fantastic breeding that is taking place, how have you kept it secret so long? I will tell one or two of those Scots they should be buying from the Southwest to improve their stock! I have picked more modern cattle for the prizes, animals with a bit of stature. I do think the back end is a bit of a problem with the breed, and I picked animals that had better shape. Cows were producing great calves in all herds. The highlights, Great cows and calves at Woolcombe a very good breeding herd (better than those Simmies!). Making the cattle work successfully organically at Forever and a very good maiden heifer although he needs to get his marketing right! Although Rowfold was very small the cows were certainly producing cracking calves.
Trevarrick had tremendous cattle, you can tell a great stockman and I found him here. Also a great stock bull producing great calves. Carvinick and cattle were producing quality calves. The evenness of Willingvale herd and a very good breeding cow but not in the competition! At Washvalley I found a large herd moving in the right direction, a couple of good but different type young bulls. The best cow of the tour was at Wivey: a real breeder, Wivey Mary Xola, They also have some good young bulls (not in the competition!) and very good cows producing excellent calves especially heifers. Polden are great breeders, they had the best shape of all the cattle I saw and the best young stock. At Stonmour they are very good cattle and a nearfaultless heifer Stonmour Barrington Tulip. Wilbury were very kind and took me back to my car, they had a very good heifer Wilbury Edana. An observation from one cattle breeder to another, I know many of you are of an age when this definitely does not appeal but no one in the club uses breedplan figures and I would suggest that it is relatively easy to do and it would take a little of the mystery out of highlighting the attributes of the cattle. Also as chairman of LASER (livestock assurance south east region) health scheme and Chairman of the Aberdeen Angus Health committee, I would have liked to see one or two of you protecting your stock with a foot dip! Your animal’s health is important and no-one else will take responsibility for it. Thank you and well done to all
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South of England Beef Shorthorn Club 2011 Our club continues to promote Beef Shorthorn cattle at every opportunity, at shows and within the general agricultural community. New breeders in our region and an increase in the number of Shorthorn and Shorthorn sired cattle through the local Marts are testament to the growing following the breed has. The club aims to promote the Beef Shorthorn breed in the region and provide a forum for those with an interest in the breed . The club organises herd visits sometimes in conjunction with other regional clubs as well as a herd competition and Christmas lunch. A number of our members visited the Hale herd of Dairy Shorthorns and we are grateful to Roy Collins
for allowing us the opportunity to see his herd which were much admired. It was good to see that it is not only the Beef Shorthorn that is on the up. A number of the South’s Agricultural shows have Shorthorn classes and we encourage members to ‘Have a go’. Some of our established breeders have continued to have success in the ring, led by Sid and Mary Chaplin’s Meonhill herd, while other breeders such as Sue Watson have had a great debut at the Frome show with her bull Draco. This year our herd competition was judged by Richard Davies, who very kindly gave up his time to judge herds across our region from Kent to Somerset. We thank him for his expertise and making it a successful competition. Members were able to hear the results at the Christmas lunch held at the Hursley Cattle Partnerships’ Hursley Home Farm in their fantastic ‘Shoot Room’, which we were very grateful to be able to use. We look forward to welcoming new members coming year who we hope will join us in our programme of events as we go forward into 2012 and wish our members success in the ring and thanks for their support. Richard Newgass
The Hale Herd of Roy Collins Dairy Shorthorns
Herd Competition Results PLACE TROPHY PRESENTED BY SENIOR BULL 1st Richard Newgass Alvie Connor Bulls Hoof 2nd Charles Horton Hannington Balthazar 3rd Syd & Mary Chaplin Meonhill Highland Beau 1st 2nd 3rd
JUNIOR BULL Simon & Penny Cave Penny Reid Hursley Estate
Meonhill Highland Cognac Bulls Trophy Tamhorn Crusader Wavedone Seabird
COW AND CALF 1st Syd & Mary Chaplin Meonhill Joyful Milly 338 Meonside Trophy Simon Farmer & Frank Moffat 2nd Hursley Estate Waveden Princess Special 3rd Penny Reid Blythsome Zoe 1st 2nd 3rd
HEIFER BORN 2010 ONWARDS Syd And Mary Chaplin Meonhill Waterloo Ziva 420 Hursley Estate Waveden Princess Steady Aim Charles Horton Hannington Cosima
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Mr And Mrs Locke
CALF 2011 1st Hursley Estate Hursley Princess Bali Woolcombe Trophy Mick & Marigold Christian 2nd Syd & Mary Chaplin Meonhill Joyful Maisie 454 3rd Marigold Christian Woolcombe Foxglove Gem 2nd
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PLACE TROPHY PRESENTED BY GROUP OF HEIFERS 1st Drayton Farms Gambledown Cup Richard & Tamara Newgass 2nd Hursley Cattle Partnership 3rd John & Anne Locke LARGE HERD 1st Meonhill Syd and Mary Chaplin Hannington Cup Charles Horton 2nd Hursley Hursley Cattle Patnership 3rd Hannington Charles Horton 1st 2nd 3rd
MEDIUM HERD Woolcombe Polden Meonside
Marigold Christian John And Anne Locke Drayton Farms
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SMALL HERD Poyntington Bowden Avalon
Simon & Penny Cave Sue Watson And Tim Prior Jonathon Morris
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Sue Watson & Tim Prior
CHAMPION HERD Meonhill Syd And Mary Chaplin Parsonspark Rosebowl Presented by Jacqui Olver In Memory of Keith Olver RESERVE CHAMPION Woolcombe Marigold Christian
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Central England Beef Shorthorn Club Autumn Tour | 23rd September 2011 Report by Graham Towers September has come round again and so another tour has been arranged for the central England beef shorthorn breeders. This is the 5th year but only the first that I have managed to have time to go. So on the evening of Friday 23rd of September 16 members and friends arrived at the Friars Carse Country Hotel, Dumfries, Scotland. A lovely old hotel set in fifty acres of its own grounds (well done Sally Horrell). After a few drinks, a good meal and lots of banter it was off to bed for a good night’s sleep, for some that is! Saturday morning we needed to be ready to leave at 8.30 sharp to go to Bill and Jane Landers, Cairnsmore Herd but due to over indulgence the night before one or two had trouble finding their way out of the hotel. 9.00am and off we set in convoy to Newton Stewart, the weather has been very wet in Scotland for some time and there was still a lot of harvest to be gathered with ground conditions for crop and stock already sodden. It was a good job Trevor had arranged for Bill to meet us on the main road as I think we may have got lost. A warm welcome awaited us at Bargaly Farm from all of the Landers family and their dogs in kennels spread across the paddock. After a brief introduction from Jane we set off to look at three young bulls, well grown stretchy animals for their age. Then on to a bunch of heifers being prepared for the upcoming Stirling sales followed by two bunches of cows and calves. The cows had all been working hard and you could see from the calves that the dams were very milky. Then we went to look at the older heifers that were being retained along with the family’s Belted Galloways that were scattered in amongst the various bunches of cattle with some tied in an old cow byre being prepared for the upcoming autumn show and sales. Finally it was into the house for a super lunch and something a little stronger. After all the thank yous and goodbyes it was time to set off to our second visit of the day, Glenkiln Estate owned by Henry Keswick and managed by George Somerville. After a brief introduction from George about the estate of some 5000 acres where they run a small herd of 20 pedigree shorthorn cows for breeding, stock bulls for use in crossing on a large herd of commercial sucklers numbering 550 cows. After a quick look at the pedigree cows on the paddock and a few store cattle in the yards we were invited to judge the weight of two young bulls, with the results being announced later that evening at the meal.
Club members enjoy lunch at Jane and Bill Landers
scenery it was back to yard where a vote of thanks was proposed by Gordon Robson. Saturday evening and we all met for pre-dinner drinks being joined by Bill and Jane Landers and George and Sheila Somerville. After a lovely meal Trevor announced the results for the guess the weight of the bulls’ competition with a bottle of whiskey as the prize kindly donated by George Somerville. The ladies outshone the men with Linda Robson coming closest. (Obviously bulls north of the border weigh a lot less than down here in the midlands!) The bottle was opened and passed round the table with Gordon Robson chasing it trying to save a wee dram to take home. Sunday morning and after a bit of a lie in and a good breakfast it was off to the Biggars to view the Chapelton herd. We were greeted by Donald and the team and after brief introductions it was on to the tractor and trailer to view the stock. After looking at the cows and calves, heifers and stock bulls it was time to return to the yard to look at the young bulls and a heifer being prepared for the Stirling sales. Julia Evans then proposed a vote of thanks. We then retired to a local pub for a hearty roast beef lunch courtesy of Donald Biggar and the family. After all the goodbyes it was off back down the motorway for the long journey home.
Then it was onto the shoot trailer to view the estate in style, passing through some super bunches of cattle and stopping off along the way to view some outstanding bronze statues which were scattered around the estate.
I must thank Trevor Brown on our behalf for all his hard work in organising the trip and hoped he enjoyed his stay in what Central Club on tour: the cultural bit with Henry Moore’s “King” and “Queen”. we were led to believe was the “honeymoon suite!”
After a few photographs and seeing some wonderful
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Althorne
Beef Shorthorns Selling Top Quality Beef from the farm and at farmers markets in Essex. Breeding stock available for sale. Herd Established 1975 Stock Bulls: Warmington Brigadier Althorne Director Primrose Yvonne & Earl of Essex (5 months)
Essex Roseman at 3 months Dam: Xcellent Rose
Brian & Suzanne White & Family Highfield Farm, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 6BY tel/fax: 01621 741 845 email: althornebeefshorthorns@hotmail.com Amethyst Gem & Steer
Central England Beef Shorthorn Club 2011 Herd Competition The invitation to judge the Central Club’s Herds Competition came as a surprise and what an experience and pleasure it was. They are a very friendly and helpful group of people. Central Club covers a massive area which took four days to judge. It was interesting to see our breed working well under very different management and environmental conditions. Quite a few herds are ‘young’ and others are quite a while established. I was impressed with a good number of the cows across the herds - mostly working hard - some were in the top level. I looked for balance / uniformity and found that in the
group of heifers in many of the herds. The heifer calves also impressed across the herds, bull calves a little less so. Breeding bulls were good and the winner had a real breed quality. In conclusion, the future certainly seems bright as the quality within the heifer groups and the heifer calves coming forward will make future judging a difficult task. I was accompanied on the trip by good friends, Edward Mcllwaine, Alastair McNeill and George Somerville and they, like me thoroughly enjoyed our four days travelling. James Nelson
Senior Bull 1st C. Marler 2nd L. Robson 3rd S.S. Horton
Millerston Augustas Podehole Brigadier Hannington Balthazar
Heifer Born 2010 1st T. Brown 2nd C. Marler 3rd R. Leach
Cow & Calf 1st J. Fanshawe 2nd C. Horrell 3rd T. Brown 4th R. Leach
Lucombe Rosette Posie Podehole Phantasy Yve Grafton Xena Fanthill Mandy
Group Heifers 1st R. Leach 2nd T. Brown 3rd J. Fanshawe 4rd C. Horrell
Bull Calf Born 2011 1st J. Fanshawe 2nd C. Horrell 3rd T. Coles
Lucombe Ayle Podehole No. 700365 Silson Emperor
Large Herd 1st C. Horrell 2nd J. Fanshawe 3rd S.S Horton
Medium Herd 1st T. Brown 2nd J. Evans 3rd R. Leach
Overall Champion: C. Horrell
Heifer Calf Born 2011 1st J. Fanshawe 2nd C. Horrell 3rd T. Coles 4th C. Horton
Grafton Lovely Dream Wavendon Princess Sayani Warmington Broadhooks
Lucombe Darlington Cran Podehole Irene Eugenie Silson Evie Hannington Flossie
Small Herd 1st L. Robson 2nd T. Coles 3rd S. Towers Reserve Champion: J. Fanshawe
Central England Beef Shorthorn Club Report 2011 This year the Club’s spring visit was to Mr Foljambe’s herd on the Osberton Estate near Worksop. There have been shorthorns there for more than 200 years, and the herd is mentioned in the first Coates herdbook. The famous bull. Comet, sold for 1,000 guineas in the 1780s, was bred here. That original herd was dispersed in the 1920s, but Beef Shorthorn cattle were reintroduced in 2003, with the help of James Playfair Hannay. After being greeted at the Estate’s own village hall and plied with coffee and biscuits we climbed aboard the shoot wagon and set off round the Estate to look at cattle. The Beef Shorthorns are managed on commercial lines and are valued for their easy management which suits the system on the Estate, who also run a pedigree Jersey herd. We were impressed by a group of heifers with calves at foot which had calved down at two years old. Tour completed we returned to the village hall for an excellent lunch including delicious home produced Beef shorthorn beef. A big thank you to Mr Foljambe, staff and helpers for a super day. Our herd competition was held again in September, judged by Mr James Nelson, and the results can be seen on the previous page.
Many thanks to Sally Horrell who although unable to come along was very instrumental in making it all happen. We had an entertaining and cultural weekend, which included adventures of a lost shoe used as a window prop, which fell into the hotel shrubbery – it only rained a bit that night, a feast of a lunch provided by the Landers family in their kitchen, the experience of seeing Henry Moore and Rodin sculptures in the superb setting of the Glenkiln Estate. As always a lot of fun and friendship shared and some inspiring herds seen. Next year we have Southern Ireland in mind. Looking forward to the Guinness already, and the cattle, too, of course. On a personal note I was honoured to be asked to judge the South Wales and mid Western Region Association of shorthorn Breeders, based in South Wales. It’s very encouraging to see our cattle growing in popularity and numbers, and as numbers grow and our society does sterling work I think there is a real place for Regional Clubs advertising and promoting the Beef Shorthorn and forming local interest and support and business networks. Meanwhile the Central Club continues to grow; there are currently 48 members. New members always welcome.
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Crowds Flock To Beef Shorthorn Open Day Report and pictures by Libby Clarke The NI Beef Shorthorn Club recently staged their annual herd open day at Duncan McDowell’s farm outside Newtownards. Crowds came in their droves to view the Castlemount herd which is jointly owned between Duncan and neighbouring young farmer Sam Martin. There was plenty to see on the day with a super line up of pedigree females and bulls greatly admired by the crowd. They were running with one of the herds stock bulls Chapelton Neptune who is 16 years of age and still full of work. In the commercial fields visitors to the farm got to see first hand the benefit of using a Beef Shorthorn sire across suckler cows. The calves were highly impressive from all different breeds of cows, as the shorthorn bull stamped his mark across the entire batch. There were also a number of 2010 born heifers and steers on view which were a great advert for how effective the beef shorthorn is when used as a terminal sire. Several retail beef outlets have expressed heightened interest in Beef Shorthorn beef, with Supermarket giant Morrison’s offering a premium for stock from a registered sire. Jim Holden, Farm Manager of Dumfries House was guest speaker at the open day, and was able to relay key information to the crowd as to how Beef Shorthorn can add to their bottom line. “The special premium for Beef Shorthorns reflects the supermarket chain’s long-standing commitment to the Beef Shorthorn breed on its own farm at Dumfries House in Scotland, where it has developed a new feeding regime specifically to enhance the inherent eating quality of the breed and produce a premium product.” Closer to home Peter Hannan, of Hannan Meats, Moira was also enthused about the merits of Beef Shorthorn beef. “We have recently won a number of awards for Beef Shorthorn products, and have many of our top chefs requesting it by name. The demand is most definitely out there - now we just need to get the supply.” Visitors were able to taste first hand some Beef Shorthorn steak burgers which certainly hit the spot with visitors to the farm. For those wishing to learn how to bring an animal out to a show or sale, Ballymena based expert William McAllister was on hand to clip a heifer out. He explained how best to prepare an animal for a show and gave an excellent demonstration and talk on how to maximise your animals potential.
Host farmer Duncan McDowell catches up with David Hammond, Chairman NI Beef Shorthorn Club and Pater Hannan, Hannan Meats.
Club Chairman David Hammond thanked Duncan McDowell for hosting the open day at his beautiful Castlemount Farm, and congratulated him and his team of helpers on pulling out all the stops to ensure that there was plenty to see and do on the day. For more details on Beef Shorthorn Cattle contact Karen Carson 07766 933733.
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Uppermill Secure Beef Shorthorn Championship at Antrim Beef Shorthorn Breeders pulled out all the stops to present a first rate of over forty cattle at the 105th Annual Antrim Show held in the beautiful setting of Shanes Castle. Judge for the day was Jack Ramsay from Ayrshire who runs the Millerston herd of pedigree Beef Shorthorns. He selected an outstanding red heifer from James Porter, Gill Hall Estate as his Champion. “Uppermill Broadhooks Beatrix” is sired by the home bred bull Uppermill Jinks, and was born in February
James Porter won the Beef Shorthorn Championship at Antrim Show with his super yearling heifer “Uppermill Broadhooks Beatrix”. Photo Alfie Shaw
2010. Earlier in the season this outstanding heifer was placed Reserve Supreme Champion at the NI Beef Shorthorn Club’s National Show held at Glenarm Castle.
Reserve Champion in the Beef Shorthorn rings at Antrim Show was “Craigfaddock Capello” bred and exhibited by David Alexander, Ballymena. Photo Alfie Shaw
In the reserve spot was the Chapelton Wildfire son “Craigfaddock Capello” shown by David Alexander and family, Ballymena. This well made roan bull is bred from the Lady Annetta cow family which has been so successful for the Criagfaddock herd.
Fund Raiser from The Northern Ireland Club Committee members of the Northern Ireland Beef Shorthorn Club (pictured left) present Suzi McILwain (Community Fundraising Officer) of the Ulster Cancer Foundation with a cheque for £355.80 raised through an open day held at Duncan McDowell’s Castlemount Herd. The Ulster Cancer Foundation are a local charity, raising all of their money in Northern Ireland for the benefit of the local community, and therefore your support is particularly appreciated. UCF is now in its 40th year working to reduce the burden of cancer, donations assist in improving the outlook for cancer patients and their families, both now and for the future.
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NI Beef Shorthorns Reflect on Successful Year The NI Beef Shorthorn Club hosted its Annual General Meeting recently at the Ramble Inn, Antrim. There was a good attendance recorded of members and breed enthusiasts keen to hear how the Club has progressed since it’s formation. Club Chairman David Hammond was delighted to report that 2010 had been the most successful on record to date with Beef Shorthorn represented at a large number of events kicking off with the hugely popular Beef Expo held at Dungannon. Breeders had pulled out all the stops at summer shows with a great number of cattle forward at Limavady and Antrim Shows in addition to the Native Breeds Championships held in Portadown. A number of events were staged by the Club during the year including a well attended farm walk hosted by David Alexander and family, and the hotly contended Annual Herds Competition. Club members enjoyed a sumptuous menu at their Annual Dinner, and the year was brought to a close with classes at Allam’s Fatstock Show which saw a Antrim Estates win the breed championship with a super Beef Shorthorn sired entry. The Club secretary Karen Carson advised members that there was consistent enquiries for Beef Shorthorn cattle, and in particular those interested in acquiring females for pedigree and commercial purposes. David Alexander then gave a brief outline on the Club’s accounts.
David Hammond, Chairman of the NI Beef Shorthorn Club and Karen Carson, Secretary welcome Fred Duncan to the position of Vice Chairman for 2011.
Guest speaker for the evening was well known Hereford cattle breeder William Haire, who was a recent recipient of a Nuffield Scholarship. William gave a highly informative presentation on his trip which included extensive travel throughout America, Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the tour was to examine first hand what these progressive beef producing countries had put into practice in terms of breeding and management efficiencies, and then relay their positive findings to practice closer to home. William was very impressed with the skill and development found on pedigree and commercial units who heavily relied on data collection to progress their farming enterprises and overall profitability. The talk was very interesting and provoked many questions from the floor afterwards. Following on from this William conducted the election of office bearers which are as follow: Chairman David Hammond, Vice Chairman Fred Duncan, Secretary Karen Carson, Treasurer David Alexander, Committee Tom McGuigan, Nigel Edwards, Denise Bailie, Paddy McGuigan, Duncan McDowell and Richard Henderson. The meeting was closed by Club Chairman David Hammond who thanked everyone for their hard work throughout the year.
Guest speaker at the recent Beef Shorthorn AGM was William Haire, pictured with Chairman David Hammond.
The 2011 committee of the NI Beef Shorthorn Club include: Chairman David Hammond, Vice Chairman Fred Duncan, Secretary Karen Carson, Treasurer David Alexander, Committee Tom McGuigan, Nigel Edwards, Denise Baillie, Paddy McGuigan, Duncan McDowell and Richard Henderson (not pictured)
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ROWANBERRY Pedigree Beef Shorthorns Est.2001
Rowanberry Donatello, March 2010 born sired by our stock bull
a selection of our yearling homebred heifers
Rowanberry Derek, March 2010 born - Reserve Champion at the Irish Shorthorn Society Elite Sale, Roscommon 2011
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Beef Producers - Are You Serious About Making Money? This is the question beef producers should be asking themselves - read on to see how your bottom line can get a boost. There is an opportunity available whereby you can reap the following benefits:
• flat rate premium on finished cattle (minimum of 10% on top of flat rate) • good growth rates and carcase weights • reduced concentrates • minimal management and labour required • New suppliers most welcome
If you think this sounds too good to be true you are wrong - the question must be what are you waiting for? Glenarm Castle Estate made the transition to focusing on Beef Shorthorn sired beef three years ago and in that short space of time has started to reap dividends from this winning formula. Adrian Morrow, Managing Director of Antrim Estates in partnership with Peter Hannan, Hannan Meats have established the highly successful “Glenarm Shorthorn Beef” brand. The texture and flavour of the Beef Shorthorn beef is in a league of its own and features on many of Northern Ireland’s top Hotel and restaurant menus. “We have seen demand outstrip supply for Beef Shorthorn sired beef, and this trend is set to continue” states Peter Hannan, Director of Hannan Meats, Moira. “We are serious about our meat business and listen to our customers when they request a specific branding. In a short space of time the “Glenarm Shorthorn Beef” name has escalated into one of our most popular requests and in order to meet customer demand we would encourage Northern Ireland beef producers to reflect on what Beef Shorthorn can do for them.”
Highlighting the superior quality of the Glenarm Shorthorn Beef was a recent trip to London where Hannan Meats collected a number of “Gold Star” award at the Great Taste ceremony. This recognition has only helped fuel an already insatiable demand from leading chefs, with London based establishments now pursuing Hannan Meats for a regular supply. Below is a typical example of how returns are substantially increased when finishing cattle to the Glenarm Shorthorn Beef standard. Contact Adrian Morrow today if you have Beef Shorthorn cattle ready for slaughter - don’t miss out on your potential bonus payment!
Typical Beef Prices Beef Shorthorn Beef Prices 310 pence per kilo 340 pence per kilo £1162
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* Based on 375 kilos “We have found Beef Shorthorn a pleasure to work with - they are a docile breed which can easily rival carcase weights produced by their continental counterparts. They do not however require the same level of management or concentrates. Couple these reduced costs with a flat rate premium it really is a penalty kick in terms of getting the numbers to add up” adds Adrian Morrow, Antrim Estates Company. For information on how you can join the scheme today contact Adrian Morrow 028 28 841203 or email adrian@ glenarmcastle.com
Bryan Wilson and Adrian Morrow
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Putting British beef on the nations plates with the Ladies in Beef The National Farmers Union in connection with EBLEX launched a new campaign to promote British beef as an exceptionally versatile and nourishing meal option. The campaign will be extensively networked via social media (Facebook and twitter). At its centre, the campaign will feature a new interactive website www. greatbritishbeef.co.uk The website will host many interactive features, including video cookalongs with Lynda Bellingham and a meet the butcher section which outlines value cuts, new cuts and how to choose the best beef. Our very own Caroline Ivinson whom runs the Sandwick Herd with her husband Andrew joined Linda Bellingham in the Kitchen to cook the new Traditional beef range of steaks from Morrison’s “ I attended the film location near Harrogate to cook and chat about the new Traditional Beef steaks that Morrison’s supermarket are launching and discuss the quality of the marbled meat showing the public how easy it is to produce tasty meals in a few minutes” The video of Caroline and Lynda can be viewed at http://www.greatbritishbeef. co.uk/recipe/steak-with-chimmichurri
Christopher Marler Reports……… I have just returned from a Shorthorn visit to the U.S.A. Visiting 4 states, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, with my good friend Dr. Tom Turner from Columbus University, and a Shorthorn breeder in his own right. We visited 7 Shorthorn herds and attended 3 Shorthorn Sales during my stay and readers might be interested in two particularly successful sales with some outstanding prices paid. The first was on Friday, October 7th at Clarion, Iowa, owned by John Hagie of the Cyclone Trace Cattle Company, in wonderful fall weather. The top price was an American Breed Record of $139,000 for a 10 month old red heifer. The 19 yearling heifers averaged $17,228 and the sale grossed $664,550. The second outstanding sale was Sullivans Maternal Legends sale on their farm on Dunlap, Iowa, on the 9th October. The Sullivan family sold 162 lots and grossed $1,515,605. Their 54 yearling heifers averaged $13,972 with a top of $100,00. Both these sales were outstanding for the prices paid, the quality of the cattle, the presentation and showmanship, All were a pleasure to witness. The interest and numbers of people present at these events is certainly a very encouraging sign for the future of our great breed.
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Millerston Dolomite This ALL White Beef Shorthorn Herd numbers 12 head of Top Quality animals mostly homebred from our old established female families. The young stock are all by Millerston Augustas, from the famous Calrossie Augusta female line. They will be bred to Dolomite (above) a bull selected at the Royal Highland Show at 14 months old, for his balance, style and conformation and great BREED CHARACTER.
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Millerston Dolomite - Won First Prize in the Senior Bull Class in the Central England Club Herd Competition 2011
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Johne’s Disease – Lowered Lifetime Production From January 2013 all Shorthorn herds have to be members of a CHeCS approved health scheme (such as SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme) and have done a whole herd test to be eligible to sell at breed sales. A whole herd test involves blood sampling all animals two years of age and older on an annual basis. The results from the health scheme, and in discussion with the herd’s own vet, will determine if animals have to be culled as a result of high blood antibody readings. It is recommended that animals with positive readings are culled. If you have seen clinical disease in your herd (i.e. animals wasting and scouring) it is probable that on a herd test there will be more animals that test positive, even though they look in good condition. However remember that animals in good condition are worth good money in the cull market. A thin cow will be worth little. If a bull is lost after working one season the
cost per calf on the ground will be very high. As well as the animals which test positive there will be a number which may be infected but will initially test negative. In effect it can take several years to gain accreditation for Johne’s. Under CHeCS rules three clear tests at annual intervals are required for accreditation. Any disease which reduces the production capacity of a herd is unwanted. With the current buoyancy of the beef industry it is critical that performance is maximised. Johne’s disease in a herd will have various effects on production- all costing you money.
1. Declining cow condition impairs fertility resulting in barren cows or failure to take the bull quickly. 2. Poor milk yield resulting in calves that grow slower than their herd mates. If the cow has to be culled when calf is 3 or 4 months old the calf will suffer a further set back. 3. Death or culling of cows/bulls at a young age. This will increase the herd replacement cost per head. 4. Lighter calves at weaning, more stressed and more prone to a pneumonia outbreak. The disease can hit herd productivity in many different ways and the disease is spread from herd to herd through trading of infected animals. For this reason the Shorthorn Cattle Society must be congratulated in introducing a rule that can only be
beneficial to breeders and purchasers to help manage the risk of selling and purchasing cattle. So now that you are aiming for accreditation what should you do to reduce the risk?
• As calves are most susceptible to infection attention to cleanliness at calving and in the early stages of life is critical – Keep Cows Clean and free of faecal material. • Keep water troughs, bowls, feed troughs, etc clean. • Avoid the use of colostrum from unknown sources. • Do not buy a foster cow to suckle (unless from accredited sources). • Do not spread farmyard manure or slurry on ground to be grazed. • Reduce the rabbit population on the grazing. • If buying replacements, isolate for up to 70 days, blood test and do a faecal culture. Johne’s disease is showing increasing incidence in UK cattle herds and it is critical that all herds, especially those selling breeding stock, join a CHeCS approved health scheme and try to eradicate the disease from the herd. This applies to commercial as well as pedigree herds of cattle.
Health and welfare in the UK cattle herd is a must and as an industry we need to pull together. It is good to see your breed society driving it forward. Ian Pritchard - Health Scheme Manager
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Still Ignoring EBVs? I don’t Believe it! I don’t need figures. I know a good bull when I see it. I have been breeding cattle all my life and manage fine without figures. The figures cannot be trusted. Numerous comments are still being heard from producers about the merits of EBVs and it is now almost 20 years since they were introduced to the UK industry. Why do we still have this grass roots resistance? Is it too macho to admit to needing to use figures to buy a bull? I readily admit that the buyers eye is a vital part of the process but used on its own the eye can be misleading. Why is the eye demanding that bulls at breed sales are sold over conditioned and even very fat in some cases? Can the eye not select the best beast presented in plainer condition? You may argue that it is the breeders producing the over-fit animals at sales but they are only doing this because the buyer only bids on these over-conditioned animals.
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EBVs are a worldwide language, so why are we still dragging our heels? It is all too easy to knock the system and the criticism is largely unfounded EBVs work for you – this has been proven time and time again. Results from using high EBV bulls have been documented well in the past and the financial reward from using them has been immense. In Northern Ireland (Greenmount College), the progeny of an elite bull (Top 1% for 400 day growth, Muscle and Beef Value) was compared to a bull with average EBVs. On average the cattle were 30 kg deadweight heavier at slaughter and took 74 less days to slaughter. With current prices this is worth over £200. Data analysed on 8400 cattle born from bulls bought through the HCC Welsh Beef Quality Improvement Programme showed the following:
Over-conditioning at sale time is no good for the young bull and can lead to reduced fertility, defective or damaged feet and joints and a reduced working life. A good bull with good genetics is a sizeable investment so make sure one is bought that will last and contributes to the herd. If he is breeding replacements in a herd his legacy will last for many years.
From a top 10% bull on 400 day growth EBV the extra weight was 137 kg to finish at 18 months.
As a forward thinking producer you should use EBVs in conjunction with your selection by eye. EBVs should be trusted – across most of the breeds there are large data samples being analysed and the science behind EBVs is very sound and of many years standing. Buying a bull which gives you difficult calving will cost you a lot of money.
You may not believe in EBVs but you need to start using them.
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At weaning male calves were 350 kg as opposed to 300kg for calves from bull with average EBVs. This extra weaning weight was worth a gigantic 9t extra beef over a five year bull life.
THEY ARE TRIED, TESTED AND THEY WORK.
and they are easy to understand. A typical display seen at a sale is in Figure 1. Figure 1 - EBV Display Board Used At Sales
Data presented is compared to the breed average for the breed and you can only compare the information from within, and not between, breeds. Figures to the right of average are higher (better) and figures to the left are lower (worse). It is important to remember that a bar to the left of average is not always a bad thing. For example, if you have a lean breed of cow and have been struggling to put finish on cattle it would be wise to opt for a bull with a fat EBV to the left of the centre line. This would ensure your cattle would finish economically and achieve their target
weights, incurred without penalties. As it is not possible, yet, to put the display in Figure 1 into sale catalogues (if it were to happen the industry would move forward quickly), the information is displayed as in Figure 2. This allows you to compare individual EBVs with averages but does not tell you how good is the animal (Top 25%, Top 1%, etc). You have to look at a table in the front of the catalogue to find the breed percentile figures.
Figure 2 - Display of Individual EBVs Individual EBVs Calving Ease Direct (%)
Calving Ease Daughters (%)
Gestation Length (Days)
Birth Wt. (kg)
200 Day Wt. (kg)
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600 Day Wt. (kg)
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In the example above the 400 day weight EBV of +56 kg has an accuracy of 92% and the breed average is +38 kg. The individual EBVs are often combined into an overall index or value (Figure 3) – in this example the bull has a terminal index of +£36.
Figure 3 - Overall Index Values
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But how good are these actual EBVs/indexes – is it not much easier to use the chart (Figure 1)? The index can be Terminal (Beef Values) or Self Replacing (Maternal Value). Various traits are used to construct the indices and these may differ from breed to breed. It is strongly advised to use the index as a guide but make the final selection by looking at the individual traits and selecting on the traits you think are needed to make progress in your herd.
SELECTION INDEX VALUES Market Target
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Buying an animal should not be a rushed decision. Do not just arrive at the market/on farm knowing that you need to buy and you quickly get into buying mode with your ‘eye’ kicking in and all your best laid plans to study figures go out the window. When you get home you kick yourself and several months later you may kick yourself a bit more. Get the sale catalogues in advance of the sale either from the auctioneers or off the breed society websites. On society websites you will also be able to see the colour charts for the animals by looking at the on-line
database and searching for the individual animals. It is better to prepare in advance and have a short list of bulls which meet your criteria and you can then study in more depth on sale day with the eye. I still hear of producers unwilling to buy a bull unless they have a high sale day weight or a high daily liveweight gain. Why? High weights and growth often come out of the feed bag – not a permanent effect. You want a long lasting effect of a bull in your herd – you need only rely on EBVs( backed up by your eye) – A true measure of GENETIC POTENTIAL
Figure 4 - Is this a good Bull?
Why is Figure 4 displayed? You can see from the diagram that growth, muscle and terminal index figures are to the right of the breed average line showing this is a bull of a high genetic merit. However this bull when sold looked small and had a 400 day weight of 616kg and daily gain from birth to sale of 1.43Kg/day – considered low as it represents a Charolais. And, as he was presented in ‘less than fit’ condition he was not sought after. But he had the genes to do the job. His structure was sound, he had good plates, muscle from withers through the loin and was very lean ( no fat). So you could see the potential. And a beef farmer had him marked prior to the sale and bought him as there was little or no competition. This farmer would not have bought him if he had no EBVs. So how has this bull gone on. You can read about it yourself as this bull belongs to Simon and Susanne Frost, Farmers Weekly/Harper Adams Beef Focus Farm and results from this farm are reported on every month.(and they are independently calculated).
The performance of the calves by this sire have been tremendous and extol the merits of EBVs. Converting feed to muscle efficiently and not laying down excess fat is the name of the game. We all look at daily liveweight gain as a key performance indicator but we should also add deadweight gain (carcase gain) per day. It is fair to say that the Frosts have become believers in EBVs in recent years as a tool to help to grow the income of the family farm – can we rely on Single Farm Payment for evermore?. They are now well and truly converted – what I would call Progressive Beef Farmers. There are many examples out there of producers embracing EBVs and I. hope we all start seeing that using EBVs is not an affront to our ability to select a good beast but an assured way of producing cattle effectively and profitability in the future. There is no shame in progress. We have the tools in the form of EBVs and they work. Give them a go. Or are you currently doing so but dare not admit it? Ian Pritchard | SAC Beef Specialist
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Searching for the Functional Suckler Cow Continental cross Beef Shorthorn leads at Kincraigie Farms If you are still searching for that functional suckler cow, then the Marshall family, Robert, his father, Robbie and uncle, Norman are able to offer a solution. Farming Kincraigie, Lumphanan, home to one of Scotland’s largest herds with 550 cows plus heifer replacements on 2,000 acres of Aberdeenshire LFA, they are finding their damline in a blend of Continental cross Beef Shorthorn genetics. “We are dedicated specialist suckled calf producers seeking to maximise the number of kilos of beef produced over the area we farm, and one of our main goals is to keep things simple,” Robert explains. “Breeding our own replacements is fundamental to its success, and we believe that the Beef Shorthorn, a native breed with better conformation, fleshing ability and growth combined with the Simmental with its large frame and power, is going to be the winning complementary mix of bloodlines to put to Charolais, the herd’s terminal sire. And it’s a case of so far, so good.
“The Holstein influence was b e c o m i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y the Marshalls, Norman, Robert and Robbie apparent, so we moved on to breed our own Limousin cross Simmental cows, however eventually we realised we were heading towards breeding a pure continental cow and losing that essential hybrid vigour, so we agreed to explore new genetics. We’d already bought in a few Beef Shorthorn crossbreds to try out and they were delivering the goods.”
“The Simmental cross Beef Shorthorns are proving to be very easily calved which for us is a big, big plus in reducing both labour requirements and stress of new born calves which seem to have that natural vigour; the vast majority are up by themselves and sucking within 45 minutes, and the cows have plenty of milk to get the calves off to a better start when feed conversion efficiency is at its highest.”
The Marshalls confirmed their commitment to Beef Shorthorn in 2007 when they made their first investment in a Beef Shorthorn sire to put over their Limousin cross and Simmental cross heifers. The Beef Shorthorn cross Simmental heifer progeny were preferred having more potential power, while a portion of those heifers have been returned to the Simmental. “We believe it’s the three quarter bred cow that has the potential to be the functional suckler cow for this unit. “We need that infusion of Beef Shorthorn genetics – extreme milkiness and longevity with good udder attachment and teat placements combined with a naturally hardier foot with dark horn that tends not to overgrow. We are targeting 10 calves per cow in future, one more than the current average.”
the Marshall’s near to ideal suckler - Simmental cross Beef Shorthorn heifer
The native Beef Shorthorn breed’s maternal qualities, its docility and hardiness appealed to the Marshall family having worked with Hereford cross cows bred from the dairy herd which had been core to the split spring / autumn calving suckler enterprise for 30 years.
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The majority of Kincraigie’s Charolais cross calves, as well as the Beef Shorthorn cross steers and heifers surplus to replacement requirements, are sold at approximately 12 months old through the store ring at Thainstone or Huntly, and they can be virtually guaranteed to make it within the day’s top 5% of average prices. The 2010 crop of calves averaged 423kg and sold to level at 193.85p/ kg and £819.62. “We’ve built up a clientele over the years mainly from the north east, there’s a few more specialist finishers trying to get in, and we sell some privately too,” says Robbie.
“Until last year we accepted that the Beef Shorthorn cross steers would be a by-product from the suckler cow breeding programme, however things are changing. Since Morrisons announced its new native breeds scheme earlier this year offering finishers a premium on all Beef Shorthorn cross cattle, we’ve already seen a stronger demand for the steers created by new buyers coming in to the marketplace. That premium will in future hopefully feed back down to us, the suckler producer. “We also hope that new demand, fuelled by Morrisons, will impact on Beef Shorthorn breeders and encourage them to produce higher quality bulls; those with length, width through the pelvis and sound feet, as well as good temperament,” says Robbie.
Eventually, the Marshalls will have Simmental cross Beef Shorthorn heifers surplus to requirements. “Its early days yet, however we’re confident that there will be a market, particularly since they’re scheduled to be accompanied by high health status accreditation. We have recently joined the SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme – we firmly believe a healthy herd is more productive and will have added value.” Kincraigie Farms has slowly evolved to its current scale since Robbie and Norman’s father, John arrived to the unit in1947 with just 110 acres. While John and his wife, Nan continue in the family partnership, Robert the third generation is keen to see the unit continue to produce quality stock. “While the general scarcity of beef worldwide is starting to drive confidence in to the marketplace, we believe that our herd with its sheer scale, the new Simmental cross Beef Shorthorn suckler damline and emerging high health status, will be in a favourable position to continue delivering the goods.” Article by Liz Snaith
Simmental cross Beef Shorthorn cow with Simmental cross calves scheduled as heifer replacements
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Beef Shorthorn makes genetic progress Beef Shorthorn breeders have made strides forward in improving a number of performance traits according to the society’s latest results from Breedplan, the breed society’s genetic evaluation system. While mature cow size has maintained the status quo, recorded progeny cattle have cumulatively improved their 200 day weight by 40kgs during the last 10 years, and eye muscle area has improved by 21%, yet at the same time calf birth weights have only increased marginally by an average 1.2kg. “Beef Shorthorn’s focus is on its ability as a functional suckler cow to produce calves for today’s market,” says the society’s Frank Milnes. “Consequently, our modern Shorthorn cows are still moderate sized and have the ability to calve easily, yet they are now delivering calves with better growth rates and carcase conformation and subsequently a higher value calf whether for replacement purposes, or to sell store or to finish. “Those improvements are firmly reflected in the marketplace. At the breed’s official Stirling sale in February, bulls within the breed’s top 10% for SRI sold
to average £5,145 compared with non-recorded bulls averaging £2,152.” He adds: “Joining Breedplan and recording cattle for specific traits has certainly helped to speed up genetic progress by enabling us to select more carefully and subsequently produce a more efficient animal. Genetic progress is both cumulative and market driven.” Liz Snaith
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EBLEX Improved Herd Awards Herd: Caldwell Shorthorn Breeder: Roger Hodson Walker, Derbyshire A second-time winner, this time with their Shorthorn herd, the Hodson Walker family also won the Improved Herd Award with their Simmentals in 2008. The cows are good converters of grass, quiet to handle, and have good cow and calf weaning weights, despite being managed in a low cost system which sees them wintered outside.
Caldwell Herd wins Most Improved Award for Shorthorn Breed The Caldwell Herd owned by the Hodson Walker family of Caldwell, Derbyshire, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd of Shorthorn cattle for 2011. The award is presented by the EBLEX Beef Better Returns Programme (Beef BRP) to the recorded herd that shows the greatest genetic gain for commercial traits over a 12-month period. There is a separate award for each of ten UK breeds. Roger and Rebecca Hodson Walker, with their two daughters Eleanor and Verity, and his mother Rita run an arable and livestock enterprises on 204ha (500 acres), including 110 cows and heifers, and 180 Mule ewes producing stores lambs. Light land allows stock to out-winter on grass and forage crops, cutting the cost of housing. The Shorthorn herd was established in 2008 with the purchase of 17 cows and followers from a dispersal sale. Previously Mr Hodson Walker had kept pedigree Simmentals, and won the Most Improved Award with them in 2008. Now 30 pedigree Shorthorns are kept alongside Simmental cross and pedigree Aberdeen Angus cows. Some of the best pedigree Shorthorns calve in the autumn and are AI’d to introduce new genetics and breeding lines. The rest of the herd calves in spring, and is mated to either a Shorthorn or Aberdeen Angus bull. This year, twenty Shorthorn heifers which are related to the current stock bull, have been mated with a Hereford to calve at two years old. These cross bred heifers will be mated to the Angus bull to maximize hybrid vigour. “Shorthorns are efficient converters of grass, quiet and easy to handle, good milkers and have good cow and calf weights at weaning – we achieve 710kg on average for the cows, 338kg for the calves,” explains Mr Hodson walker. “We sell young females as bulling heifers – both pure bred and crossbred. “We used to fatten a lot of Angus animals for the Waitrose scheme, but have moved to selling Angus Shorthorn crosses as stores to the Waitrose producer group to finish instead.”
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The herd is run on a tight, low cost system. Bulls run with the spring calvers for 14 weeks, with the aim of cutting this down to ten to make management easier and reduce costs. The cattle are paddock grazed to maximize grassland utilization and outwintered on stubble turnips, roots and straw. Cows are housed in February to prepare for calving from mid March and are then turned out. The calves are weaned at six to eight months of age. Recording performance Mr Hodson Walker had been recording the performance of the Simmental herd since 1988, and started collecting data on the Shorthorns as soon as they arrived. The selection process for the females starts at weaning and then onwards whenever they are weighed or more figures have been collected. The chief aim is to keep all those with the potential to make a moderate sized, functional cow capable of weaning a good sized calf. The bulls are selected by examining their Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for maternal traits such as milk production and calving ease, as well as growth and weight – in particular at 400 days. As the cows have to spend the winters outside, Mr Hodson Walker does not want lean animals, so avoids bulls scoring a negative value for fat depth. Values have become low recently, as the focus has been on increasing milk production. “EBVs have helped us to increase the size of the cows while retaining their easy calving ability, gentle temperament and good fleshing,” says Mr Hodson Walker. “We could not have achieved this so quickly if we did not have solid figures to base our decisions on. “In future we intend to concentrate on improving the female side still further, and at the same time produce good bulls to sell. “Scanning and recording will help us take the herd forward. We will continue to select for individual traits that suit our farming system.” Commenting on winning the award for a second time, Mr Hodson Walker said he was delighted and a little surprised, as the Shorthorn herd has only been in existence for a few years.
Worthy winners “The Hodson Walker family are once again worthy winners of a Most Improved Award,” says EBLEX breeding specialist Samuel Boon. “Experienced and consistent breeders, they have proved that tools like EBVs can drive genetic progress in a herd, however long it has been going.
“Their focus and use of records and information is producing top quality, high value breeding stock that not only deliver commercially desirable progeny, but do so at a very reasonable cost.”
The Hodson Walker family with their Shorthorn bull, ‘Tofts Prince Xavier.”
The Beef Better Returns Programme (Beef BRP) is funded by EBLEX and aims to help English beef producers get better returns from their enterprises by improving their skills in five key areas:
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EBLEX is the organisation for beef and lamb levy payers in England, and is a division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
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Reaping the rewards of high herd health Being amongst the pioneers of a certified cattle health scheme has certainly paid off for Llanarth based breeder, Keith Mitchell who is finding a high demand for his replacement heifers as herd health becomes an increasingly dominant consideration for buyers.
“I was proud to be one of the first Beef Shorthorn breeders to adopt the SAC Premium Health Scheme back in 2003, and since then the benefits in terms of increased stock value and peace of mind are hard to ignore,” Keith explains. “We saw an increase in our heifer value long before it became compulsory to belong to a health scheme to sell at society sales, while nowadays we regularly achieve amongst the top prices at Chelford. Our heifers have reached 3,700gns and are now averaging 1,800gns with trade mainly to fellow Beef Shorthorn breeders who tend to be repeat buyers. “Operating within the scheme takes very little effort apart from annual blood testing, in return for the confidence we have in a healthy herd where disease has been brought under control, herd health and welfare are protected, and there is a financial gain to be had in reduced losses as well as added value animals. In addition, herd fertility has improved considerably as a spin off.” Originally a dairy producer from Berkshire, Keith relocated to Carmarthenshire more than 40 years ago. He decided to restructure his farming operations in 1990 with the purchase of Oakleigh and a second nearby LFA unit at Llanarth, in Ceredigion. He restocked the 130 acre unit with a commercial suckler herd, while Beef Shorthorns were welcomed to Llanarth shortly afterwards. The pedigree herd was established with Tofts, Trunley and Parkfield bloodlines and Glenisla Jackson was the first Llanarth stock bull. He soon found that demand for pedigree heifers outstripped supply, in fact they overtook the commercial herd and in 1995, Beef Shorthorns became the sole rulers of Llanarth. Keith says: “We always knew that the breed would suit our farm and circumstances and I was quickly proved right. As I manage the farm on my own, the obvious way to introduce value into the unit was with a 54
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pedigree herd of a docile and easily managed breed, and with the aim of producing replacement heifers within a small herd we needed a suckler cow with high output for little input. The Beef Shorthorn has proved these qualities again and again, and it has also proved to be a pleasant breed to work with.” Despite the Beef Keith manages the farm singlehanded Shorthorn cows’ low input requirements, Keith says they always have ample milk. “We weigh the calves for the first time at 12 weeks of age and they average 180kgs, and then continue to grow well with bulls and steers for finishing gaining up to 2kg/day with a target deadweight of 370kgs. Steers have also sold successfully as stores at an average of 560kgs at 17 months,” he explains. “Of the heifers that we keep back, 95% go to the bull at 15 months at no less than 400kg.” Herd health has always been a priority for the Mitchell’s beef enterprise. Following on from a BVD breakdown among a batch of heifers in the late 1990s, the decision was made to start a BVD and Lepto vaccination programme. Keith’s Lampeter based vet practice, Davis and Potter Vets, then advised him to join the SAC Premium Health Scheme as a natural progression at which point the herd was closed down and started to depend on homebred heifers for replacements. There were also moves at the time for the society to introduce
a scheme whereby all animals sold at official society sales would be blood tested for BVD, Lepto and IBR, apart from cattle from herds already accredited by a CHeCS health scheme. The herd has now begun blood testing the youngstock for BVD and Lepto before vaccinating to see if these diseases have in fact been eliminated with a view towards achieving full accreditation, as it had just achieved for Johne’s. “In 2010 we carried out a blood profile on the cows and discovered deficiencies in Selenium and Cobalt , which on the vet’s advice we have countered by bolusing the cows as they calve. We’ve consequently seen tremendous improvements to fertility, for example heifer fertility has improved by up to 15% and the vast majority of cows conceive within the first six weeks.” Crucial to the production of these popular replacement heifers is bringing in the top genetics that buyers expect along with high-health. Keith says: “The only animal that we have bought in the last 12 years, except from the Perth supreme champion Tofts Rigger in 2003, is a Ballard heifer that was in calf to a Cairnsmore bull within the top 5% of all major performance EBVs. Fortunately she had a bull calf that went on to be our new stock bull. Performance recording data is becoming increasingly important for buyers and this will continue to drive our buying decisions along with good looks.” Keith expects cows to realistically average eight calves in a lifetime while calving remains stress-free with minimal intervention. The area’s 65mm to 70mm
annual rainfall doesn’t permit the Llanarth Beef Shorthorns to be outwintered. Instead, cows are housed from mid-October to mid-April on a foragebased diet of straw and silage. Llanarth has achieved considerable recognition for the quality of its stock including winning the overall herd award within the breed society’s South Wales herd competition for the last two years and breed champion in 2010 at Haverfordwest Show. Keith commented: “Over the next few years we would like to increase the herd by 10% and to continue producing the highly fertile quality heifers that my buyers have come to expect within the security of a high-herd health background and all the benefits that come with this.” Liz Snaith
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Beef Shorthorn quickly earns its place in Northern Scotland Beef Shorthorn has quickly proved its value for Jamie and Cathryn Williamson and their farm manager, Victor Watson on the Alvie Estate, Kincraig, Inverness-shire. While the breed has introduced much needed docility and hardiness into the 100 cow commercial suckler herd, within six short years the team has also established and developed, as a welcome afterthought, an award winning 26 cow pedigree herd.
The story began back in 2005 when Wavendon War Emblem was purchased for 6,000gns. “Our aim has always been to try and produce the best quality stock we can,” Victor explains. “We realised that to maximise the productivity and ease of management of our continental cross commercial herd then we needed to bring in the Beef Shorthorn to add docility, hardiness and motherability. Its ease of calving and the ability to thrive on a low input forage based diet also fitted the bill.” Victor introduced a ‘criss-cross’ breeding strategy which has resulted in quality heifers retained for replacement purposes with any surplus selling to meet a ready demand from farmers seeking a productive and hardy suckler cow, while the steers are sold through Dingwall store market. “The daily live weight gains on War Emblem’s calves were a real eye opener and complete surprise with steers reaching up to 450kg at 12 months old. This easily matched our Limousin sired steers’ performance and was definitely a welcome bonus that we had not anticipated,” he says.
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Our Beef Shorthorn steers continue to make not far off continental cross prices, with a new bottom put in the market recently as a result of the Morrisons native breeds’ scheme. It’s going to be a struggle to persuade the commercial man to leave his continental breeds, but it’s definitely stand up and take notice time for the Beef Shorthorn.” Conveniently, the low-input, hardiness and milkiness traits of the Beef Shorthorn slotted in with the lowenergy ethos of the 13,000 acre Alvie Estate that Cathryn’s husband, Jamie favours. Alvie House is a popular wedding and corporate training venue and the estate also offers holiday lets and a caravan park with the main house, while many of the holiday homes on the estate run on renewable energy with boilers powered by woodchip produced in-house. “We manage a number of different businesses on the estate, the farm is a very important one, and everything has to earn its place.
The estate’s Blackface sheep flock is used to keep the grouse shooting and deer stalking hills clean of ticks and the Beef Shorthorn complements the flock to keep the estate well maintained. “The Beef Shorthorn cattle seem to practically live off fresh air which is just as well as they rarely see grass before June and yet are always last to start being winter fed as they’re so fit. Both pedigree and commercial herds are out-wintered on silage and only the Shorthorns come in to calve for our convenience in February or March,” Cathryn adds. Aside from the positive influence that Beef Shorthorn has had on the commercial herd and the well-being of the estate as a whole, Alvie has achieved notable successes in the last six years as a pedigree herd. Cathryn says: “War Emblem seemed to leave such fantastic shapely calves that we thought why not use him on some pedigree females. We initially bought two heifers from Millerston under the advice of well respected freelance stockman Richard Thomson, who has had a lifetime experience with the breed, and then we started buying the odd good heifer here and there with purchases from the Chapelton and Cairnsmore herds early on. These first few heifers have proved highly successful for us with the Cairnsmore heifer going on to produce Alvie Connor, our 2010 Royal Highland Show junior champion and February 2011 Stirling supreme champion that went on to sell for 11,000gns.” Millerston Irania Xanadu, one of the original two heifers remains one of the most successful members of the herd with her first bull calf, Alvie Archie selling for 4,200gns, her second offering Alvie Bovill making 6,000gns as Stirling reserve champion in October 2009 and Alvie Casper going for 3,000gns. Cathryn and Victor began showing the cattle in 2006 at local shows including their local show Grantown, and Millerston Irania Xanadu has won championship after championship. Her best year was 2010 when she was
breed champion at three out of the four shows she attended, with another Alvie cow beating her to champion at the fourth. Cathryn says: “The show ring is a shop window for Alvie, the excitement of showing and the buzz when you win is just amazing.” Alvie’s show and sale ring success is rooted in a careful selection process with the use of data to support the purchase of good looking, well grown, easy fleshed cattle with good locomotion and some forward thinking steps. Victor says: “We have Breedplan recorded right from the start as we appreciated the importance of having performance figures to back-up the look of the cattle. Canadian embryo purchases early on in the herd were a quick but risky way for the Williamsons to build up numbers and make genetic progress. Cathryn says: “We wanted the very best bloodlines and we decided that Canadian Beef Shorthorn would blend well with our cows. We’d seen them at the Toronto Winter Fair and Agribition, and in working herds and they appeared moderately sized with good fleshing qualities. We imported 10 embryos and implanted them in our cross bred cows. Amazingly we had an 80% success rate that year with eight live calves born and one third of the pedigree herd at present is now from Canadian embryos. The Canadian blood lines have proved to mix very well with the British lines and they’re achieving success - Alvie Blue Eyed Boy, one of these embryos, went on to make 7,500gns.” Having achieved so much in so little time, the Alvie herd is sure to continue to go from strength to strength. “We would like to increase the pedigree herd to up to 30 cows, at which point I think we will stop and take a good look at the herd to see where we want to go. As we are still building up the herd, we are largely keeping our females and focusing on selling the bulls, but we would like to offer up more females to the market in the future. When we started out we thought we would be mainly selling females so success with our bulls has been a welcome surprise but we definitely can’t rest on our laurels,” says Cathryn.
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“I spend much of my time in the office doing the accounts for the estate or managing functions at the house, but to be able to come out and feed, halterbreak and generally be with the Beef Shorthorns especially at the end of a long day is the best thing. They love attention and I think they’re just as pleased to see me!” She adds: “We are fully committed to the future of the Alvie Beef Shorthorn herd and can’t wait to see what happens next; with a promising crop of calves already on the ground including the full brother to 11,000gns Alvie Connor, we have lots to look forward to. We realise we have been very fortunate so far with the herd’s success and hope, with a bit of luck combined with Victor’s 21 year experience and management on the estate and Richard’s support we can continue to go from strength to strength.” An example of a Shorthorn X Calf
Article by Liz Snaith
First Beef Shorthorn sire selected for YBPS Dunsyre Cavalier is the first Beef Shorthorn bull to be selected for the EBLEX’s Young Bull Promotion Scheme following nomination by the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society’s council. The bull meets the scheme’s criteria with a Terminal Index (TI) +21 and Self Replacing Index (SRI) +20, both of which are within the breed’s top 10%. Semen has been collected by BSS and five straws are available free of charge to at least 20 different herds. To be eligible, they must be Beef Shorthorn Breedplan recording members. EBLEX’s Carol Davis comments: “The scheme’s aim is to improve the accuracy of Estimated Breeding Values by increasing the connectedness across herds and with the use of top genetics the scheme aims to promote rapid genetic improvement by reducing generation intervals. We are very pleased that the Beef Shorthorn Society has taken this opportunity by participating in the scheme.” Dunsyre Cavalier ranks within the breed’s top 10% for key EBV traits with 400 day weight at +39, eye muscle area +1.9 and calving ease direct +3.9. See Figure 1.
Figure 1: Dunsyre Cavalier v Beef Shorthorn breed average
EBV Dunsyre Cavalier Breed Average
400 Day (kg) +34 +19
Eye Muscle Area (mm) +1.9 +0.9
Bred by Carey Coombs, Carnwarth, Lanark, Dunsyre Cavalier is by Dunsyre Wolfstone whose 400day weight EBV +36 is within the breed’s top 5%, and out of Dunsyre Meadowsweet from his 100 cow herd. “We are delighted our first ever Beef Shorthorn bull has been selected for the latest YBPS which is designed to promote rapid genetic improvement by making semen freely available to Beef Shorthorn herds,” says BSS’s Frank Milnes. “Cavalier was selected for the scheme for above average EBVs and conformation, and in his selection for the scheme provides us with the opportunity to use one bull over a large number of herds which will in turn improve the accuracy of the EBVs across the breed.”
Calving Ease Direct +3.9 +0.2
Terminal Index +21 +11
Self Replacing Index +20 +10 Source: Breedplan
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Typhoon Chapelton Typhoon, sire of three successive February Sale Champions.
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Duke Junior Male Champion RHS 2011, sired by Typhoon and out of Chapelton Duchess who won Female Champion at RHS 2010.
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In North Riding Beef Shorthorn is Meeting with Expectations Introducing Beef Shorthorn to Sam Webster’s mixed unit near Bedale was appealing not only because the native breed has local connections having hailed from the former North Riding of Yorkshire, but also because of its commercial benefits. “We were seeking a functional suckler cow and decided the Beef Shorthorn because of its size, conformation, maternal qualities and low maintenance requirements,” he says. “Furthermore, this year’s launch of Morrison’s native breeds’ scheme has introduced more attractive opportunities. Native Genetics meet with Expectations “We made our first investment to start grading up a portion of our suckler herd over two years ago, and so far, it’s very much work in progress, however the native genetics are meeting with expectations,” says Sam who finishes an annual 3,500 head of mainly bought in cattle at Mowbray Hill, Well, yet regards the unit’s 170 cow spring calving suckler herd as playing an important role in demonstrating integration Growing the Business “We have grown the business in eight years from just 40 suckler cows and are thoroughly committed to the beef industry. We want to have as broad a base as possible, consequently the suckler herd is very complementary to the main finishing enterprise, however the cows do have to look after themselves. First Home grown Beef Shorthorns Our first homebred Beef Shorthorn cross heifers are proving to be natural grazers on grass and autumn stubble crops, they’re docile and have every indication of the maternal instinct we’re looking for. Furthermore
the first steers are finishing at up to 570kg liveweight within 15 months. Our target is for them to average 300kgs target deadweight on a total mix ration comprising home grown maize and cereals in a 3:1 ratio to achieve in the final three months, a feed conversion ratio of 7:1 and accompanying average 1kg daily carcase gain. Destined for Morrisons “All the steers are destined for Morrison’s new native breeds scheme which was launched earlier this year and is offering finishers like us a premium on all Beef Shorthorn cross cattle,” he explains. “We appreciate the backing of a leading supermarket and its enthusiasm for the breed. That premium is certainly making it more worthwhile for us to finish the steers.” To the Future Sam adds: “To the future, and we are planning to keep things simple by gently growing the herd with homebred Beef Shorthorn cross replacements and with the added assurance that the steers sold to Morrison’s scheme will achieve additional value.” Liz Snaith
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Beef Shorthorn comes into its own on the unforgiving South Downs On a windy autumn afternoon, the Meonhill herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle are the perfect example of the easy-care suckler cow as they graze on the South Downs National Park hills, 800ft above sea level. Syd and Mary Chaplin, and their farm manager Simon Farmer, manage 220 acres on these unforgiving Hampshire hills with 30 head of pedigree cows. Simon also helps run the Meonside herd of a further 20 cows on his family’s farm four miles away at East Meon, Petersfield.
having come from a dairy background I realised that they were a docile and easily managed breed for Syd and Mary to start with. They also seemed to answer a lot of the questions that the recent foot and mouth outbreak had posed when looking for suckler cow replacements. “The Beef Shorthorn also offers a number of marketable qualities missing in the modern dairy cross suckler cow. Hardiness, fertility and docility are all qualities the continental cross dairy cow is short of but the Beef Shorthorn has in abundance. The breed can correct all of these characteristics and maintain milk yield and improve eating quality.
Syd Chaplin and Simon Farmer
“Beef Shorthorn is a relatively new enterprise for us, however it has achieved everything that we expected and more,” comments Simon. “Within seven short years, the breed has proved itself in an environment that requires hardiness, easy care, efficient food conversion and low input; and our cattle have already collected the silverware and been among the sale leaders.” The Chaplins decided to invest in a beef enterprise back in 2004, primarily to complement their 125 Texel ewe flock in what was a traditional mixed grazing system at LEP Farms, Little West End, Hambledon. Following on from foot and mouth many neighbouring farms were getting out of dairy farming and moving in to suckler beef, so breeding heifer replacements for this emerging market was the initial aim, Simon explained. “There was no shining light that said ‘this is it’. It was a bit of calculated guesswork to go for the Beef Shorthorn, but
“We took our time with the first batch of heifers visiting various herds including Aylward, Chapelton, Uppermill and Wavendon before making our first purchases to establish the Meonhill herd. We were aware that other breeders like to see recognised breeding and made sure that each heifer had a good background in performance figures and anything too extreme was ruled out. We were looking for level performance across all maternal traits with particularly good easy calving figures and nothing below average was taken on. We wanted to breed a cow with the capacity to produce bulls, so she needed to be slightly above average size, and we also did a lot of homework on colour, soon recognising that roan had a commercial value. “Within a short period of time, we began to realise that the Beef Shorthorn’s native characteristics weren’t a myth. Our cows are docile, they have the, ability to outwinter off forage and rough pasture; they’re fertile, 99% calve within six weeks and achieve 99% calves reared from cows put to the bull, and we’re expecting at least 10 calves per cow. The breed’s milkiness is also apparent in progeny growth rate; spring born calves weaned in October weigh an average of over 350kgs for bulls and heifers at around 300kgs.” Ease of calving is a staple requirement according to Simon. “While we acknowledge that suckler cow herd management is a contributing factor, our herd sires have proved to be easy calving. This year out of 28
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spring calving cows only one was assisted - and this was only because I was impatient and wanted to go out! Generally we can check the cows before bedtime and then leave them to it.”
ligature support, they are good on their feet and legs and, most importantly for our environment, they have great depth of rib for efficient foraging on our rough pasture.”
The Beef Shorthorn cows have also slotted easily into a system and location where hardiness is a must. After weaning in October, the cows are turned out on to stubble and grazed until February. “They have such a good thatch, and they really come into their element over winter.” Such was the breed’s success at Little West End, within a couple of years Simon Farmer and his father in law, Frank Moffat who farms the neighbouring Drayton Farm, East Meon decided to swap their continental beef herd for the Beef Shorthorn, and in 2006 the Meonside herd was established. It was agreed for the two separate herds to co-operate and share both variable and fixed inputs to achieve improved economies of scale.
Mr Chaplin commented: “We’ve had tremendous success with breeding stock in our early years, a factor we attribute to careful selection of genetics, plus the fact we’re members of the SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme and are holding an Elite herd status being accredited for all four diseases tested. We have also introduced some new Canadian genetics with Eionmor Highlander 90P, in fact we purchased the sole northern European semen rights to him. His male and female progeny have already gone on to great things; Meonhill Highlander Centurion achieved the leading 12,000gns price at Stirling in February 2011, his paternal brother, Meonhill Highland Captain was champion calf at the society’s first national calf show. He later was purchased by the judge and went up into Scotland with John Scott, while one of his heifers secured the junior female championship at her first appearance at the Royal Highland. Back at home, Simon comments that Highlander’s progeny are benefiting from tremendous length and an extra small covering of fat, something that bodes well for the herd’s outdoor winters.
The Meonhill herd is Breedplan recorded to help Simon and the Chaplins identify and select cattle with some of the highest data for the key performance traits. In fact, high performing bulls are essential to the Meonhill breeding strategy, with one of the herd original sires, Chapelton Winsome, breeding excellent heifer replacements. “We bought him privately aged 12 months, mainly on his looks and pedigree, however his performance figures were important too as he is now within the top 10% for nearly every trait. Nine years on he is the breed trait leader for 200 and 400 day weights and he also has the highest muscle depth EBV, with a terminal sire index of 28 and a self replacing index of 23. “At last year’s performance recording Winsome’s calves were scanning with the best muscle to fat ratio that the scanner had seen in a native breed. We now have his daughters breeding within the herd and they are exactly what we are looking for – suckler cows with fantastic well attached udders with good front and back
So where next for Meonhill? “The upcoming generation is hopefully here in another Chapelton bull that we bought privately in summer 2011. Chapelton Covenanter was the top index bull for his birth year for Terminal Index and this certainly helped the decision when we bought him. He also complements Winsome’s daughters and brings a level rise in all EBVs that we are looking for,” says Mr Chaplin, who adds that farming cattle is something to be enjoyed. “The herd gives me huge pleasure to watch both at home and in the show and sale rings.” Liz Snaith
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Morrisons Traditional Breed Scheme offers double premium for Beef Shorthorns Morrisons Supermarkets have launched a major new beef supply initiative through their whollyowned abattoir subsidiary, Woodhead Brothers. Since September 2011 the Morrisons Traditional Beef Scheme has been sourcing 350 British native breed cattle every week (18,000 per year) and under a special arrangement with the Beef Shorthorn Society pays an extra premium for shorthorns and shorthorn crosses. The Scheme supplies a new range of “Traditional British Beef” available in over 370 of Morrison’s 450 supermarkets across the UK. The beef is matured for up to three weeks for extra flavour, while the prime cuts are wrapped in muslin and matured on the bone in specially designed chillers, cementing Morrison’s already strong reputation for great British beef. This increase in demand for British native breed cattle will boost output from the supermarket’s three Woodhead Brothers abattoirs (in Colne, Lancashire; Turriff, Aberdeenshire and Spalding, Lincolnshire) by approximately 10% to almost 200 thousand head per year. The special premium for shorthorns reflects the supermarket’s long-standing commitment to the Shorthorn breed on its own farm at Dumfries House in Scotland, where it has been working on a feeding regime specifically to enhance the inherent eating quality of the breed and produce a premium product.
Frank Milnes, Secretary of the Shorthorn Society, commented: “There were 27,000 Beef Shorthorn and Beef Shorthorn-cross calves registered by BCMS last year. This record number shows how the commercial value of the breed is more widely recognised than ever before. A major attraction of the breed has been the ability to produce functional suckler cows: now that we have a premium scheme for Shorthorn beef even more farmers will be encouraged to use the Beef Shorthorn bull in their commercial suckler herds. It’s a win-win situation.” As part of the alliance formed between Morrisons and the Beef Shorthorn Society, Morrisons has agreed to promote the use of Shorthorn bulls among its suppliers while the Society has made DNA recording of all registered sires compulsory; a move which will make groundbreaking new performance measurements possible once carcass data can be linked to individual sires. Under the rules of the scheme farmers must contact Woodheads to register in advance. All cattle must be farm assured and agree to finish cattle on a specially developed cereal-based diet. Only steers and heifers within the weight range 260kg to 380kg are eligible. Bulls and OTM cattle are not accepted. A special payment grid has been developed for scheme which includes O+ cattle within the target specification.
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Beef Shorthorn Crosses in Strong Demand in the Autumn Store Sales Beef Shorthorn cross steers have met a consistently strong trade at the autumn store sales up and down the country, a trend which has certainly been boosted by the Morrisons’ Native Breeds Scheme. Top price went to a 580kg steer, the day’s reserve champion from Ormsary Farms, Lochgilphead, Argyll selling in Caledonian Marts’ Stirling ring in September for £1,160, 200p/kg to the event’s judge, W R Lawson, Bathgate. The centre’s first ever show and sale of native cattle which saw 907 store cattle sold with Beef Shorthorn bullocks averaging the second highest pence per kilo price at 178p and achieving an average of £782.57. Next came a steer from T McKinnell, Drumneil, Dumfries and Galloway making £1,100 at the first sale of native and traditionally bred cattle in October at Castle Douglas. Skipton also witnessed a buoyant trade in October, with two, 18 to 20 month old steers from Geoff Riby, Driffield for £1,055. In fact, Beef Shorthorn steers achieved the highest native average at Skipton realising £826, just short of Limousin steers levelling at £830.
Trade for Beef Shorthorn crosses steers was hot at Thrapston in September; they topped the day’s overall store sale average at £818, while the top entry was a pen from G Holgate, Newark sold for £1,030 and featured amongst the day’s highest prices. Other Beef Shorthorn cross sale leaders included £1,025 at Thainstone in October for a pair of 536kg bullocks from Marwick Bros, Stromness, Orkney. At Hexham and Northern Marts’ inaugural native breeds’ fixture in October, the reserve champion headed the trade at £915 for N and M Pickering, Hexham and Beef Shorthorn crosses led the native store average at £785.
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THE HOME OF CHAMPION HERDS UPPERMILL SHORTHORNS
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Turnley Zorba Senior Male Champion, Glenarm Show 2011
Uppermill Rambo First Prize, Armagh & Glenarm Shows 2011 Sire: Turnley Zorba / Dam: Rothes Jingle (both pictured above)
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Rothes Jingle Overall Champion, Armagh Show 2011
Broadhooks Beatrix Champion Junior Female, Armagh Show 2011 Best Pair Heifers (with Blythesome Jemma), Antrim Show 2011
Blythesome Jemma Overall Champion, Lurgan Show 2011 Reserve Champion, Glenarm Show 2011 Overall Champion, Antrim Show 2011 Best Pair Heifers (with Broadhooks Beatrix), Antrim Show 2011
Uppermill Beckham Junior Male Champion, Sterling Bull Sales 2011 Overall Male Champion, Sterling Bull Sales 2011
Perth Bull Sales - Stirling February 2011 Bull Trade Peaks at 12,000gns as yet again the Averages are Broken. Beef Shorthorn Bulls broke last years record by £77.00 when 36 bulls were sold to an average of £4,637 and trade was flying with 36 bulls sold and the top price of 12,000gns for Meonhill Highland Centurian from LEP Farms. This 2009 son of Eionmor Highlander with recent Championship success’s to his credit who was knocked down to G Massie of Aberdeenshire. Second highest price was for the Overall Champion, Alvie Connor a two year old sired by Hurtiso Young Blood and out of Cairnsmore Yourlovely Maggie, brought up by J & C Williamson, sold to Gambledown Farms for 11,000gns. Going for the same price was a son of Glengloy Zinzan, consigned by D MacLeod Glengloy Casanova, out of an Uppermill Recto sired dam sold to Major Gibb for his Glenisla herd at Blairgowrie. Major Gibb recouped some of that layout by selling his Glenisla Clansman, a Glenisla Zambezi son to CG Bonner and Son, Milton Keynes, for 9,000gns. Show Results Class 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Class 2 1st 2nd 3rd Sons 4th
The Female Champion on the day, Cairnsmore Cindy Tulip, topped the female trade when sold to A Hall, Roxburghshire for 4,300gns, consigned by B & J Landers, this roan heifer was sired by Elliot Boo Boo out of a dam by Fearn Scotsman. Next best price went to James Porter from Lisburn, Northern Ireland with his Uppermill Skylark, a two year old heifer sired by Podehole Yeoman, knocked down to Balgay Farm, Alyth for 3,000gns. A good trade was seen for females with 100% clearance rate for 21 females giving an average of £1,770.
Judge: Derek Steen
Uppermill Skylark J Porter Mille Floss 8th of Skailhouse C Macadie & Sons Holmere Millicent 10th MA Holmes Rosewood Rosy 6th of Skailhouse C Macadie & Sons Tofts Joyful C420 Playfair Farms Eva Wildeyes 5th of Skaillhouse C Macadie & Sons Rosewood Rachel 4th of Skaillhouse C Macadie & Queenamoan Zara
Class 3 1st Cairnsmore Cindy Tulip 2nd Cairnsmore Chelsea Dipper 3rd Tofts Lovely C484
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Messrs Biggar took the title for the Reserve Champion and Intermediate bull with Chapelton Clansman, a son of Cavans Yankee. Sold to Charles and Sally Horrell for the third best price of the day, 10,000gns.
B & S Slater B & J Landers B & J Landers Playfair farms Champion – Alvie Connor from Alvie Farms
Class 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Alvie Connor J & C Williamson Meonhill Highland Centurian LEP Farms Tamhorn Crusader D & J Wyllie Eastmill Casper Firm of Doldy Farms
Class 5 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Meonhill Charlie Chaplin Glenisla Clansman Dunsyre Cavalier Dunsyre Captain
LEP Farms Major JPO Gibb C Coombs C Coombs
Class 6 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Podehole Canute Blelack Meastro Fearn Chief Fearn Chieftain
H Horrell G Massie & Sons J Scott & Ptns J Scott & Ptns
Class 7 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chapelton Clansman Tofts Barometer C372 Glengloy Casanova Glengloy Cassius
Messrs Biggar Playfair Farms D MacLeod D MacLeod
Class 8 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Priestland Cain Blelack Messenger Tofts Pictorial Controlller of Upsall
S McCollum G Massie & Sons Playfair Farms Hon G Turton
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Female Champion – Cairnsmore Cindy Tulip from B & J Landers
Class 9 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Reserve Champion – Chapelton Clansman from Messrs Biggar
Burnside Caveman Cairnsmore Craig Grandtullybrae Chieftain Tofts Linesman C455
W & J McAllister B & J Landers Mr & Mrs Calder Playfair farms
Best Poll Bull: Meonhill Charlie Chaplin
LEP Farms
Senior Champion Bull: Alvie Connor
J & C Williamson
Reserve: Meonhill Charlie Chaplin
LEP Farms
Intermediate Champion Bull: Chapelton Clansman
Messrs Biggar
Reserve: Podehole Canute
H Horrell
Junior Champion Bull: Priestland Cain S McCollum Reserve: Burnside Caveman
W & J McAllister
Supreme Champion Bull: The Uppermill Calrossie Trophy Alvie Connor J & C Williamson Reserve: Chapelton Clansman
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Supreme Champion Bull: The City of Perth Trophy Alvie Connor J & C Williamson Cathryn Williamson from Alvie Estate receiving the Championship Trophy Reserve Supreme Champion Bull: The Campbell Durno Trophy
Chapelton Clansman
Mr D Biggar
Champion Female: The Uppermill Dunsmore Park Trophy Cairnsmore Cindy Tulip B & J Landers Reserve: Uppermill Skylark J Porter Best Two Bulls: G Massie
Presentations to the Winners
Cups presented by Cindy Steen top left to right: 1. Cathryn Williamson receives the UppermillCalrossie Trophy for the Supreme Champion Bull 2. Robert Grierson receives the Campbell Durno Trophy on behalf of Messrs Biggar for the Reserve Champion 3. Kirsty Landers receives the Uppermill Dunsmore Park Trophy for the champion Female 4. Sam McCollum receives the Uppermill Linzee Gordon Trophy for the Champion Junior Bull 5. Simon Farmer of LEP Farms receives the MacGillivray-Aldie Trophy for the Best Poll Bull
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Perth Bull Sales at Stirling Prices February 2011 Bulls – gns 1500 Crichton Frisky – WSL Muir, Orkney 1800 Eastmill Casper – R & S Slimon, Newtonmere 11,000 Alvie Connor – Gambledown Farm, Romsey 4200 Mountbenger Chris – BQ Farming Partnership, Selkirk 5500 Tamhorn Crusader – PA Reid, Sparsholt 12,000 Meonhill Highland Centurion – NF Massie & Sons, Aboyne 9000 Glenisla Clansman – CG Bonner & Son, Milton Keynes 4000 Cairnsmore Commander Royal – M & M Ross, Aberdeen 1500 Glenisla Second Solution – D & S Calder, Aberfeldy 4000 Meonhill Charlie Chaplin - D & R Dickie & Co., Sanquhar 3500 Dunsyre Cavalier – BMS & EM Thomas, Llanfyrnach 2200 Chapelton Commando – BQ Farming Partnerships, Selkirk 3000 Podehole Commander – Bernard & Dodds, Selkirk 2000 Tofts Architect – J Clement & Sons, Borgue 1600 Dunsyre Chieftain – W Mathews & Son, Fraserburgh 6200 Fearn Chief – J C Allison, Lanark 2800 Dunsyre Captain – AHA Morgan, Wick 6500 Fearn Chieftain – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries 4500 Podehole Canute – Cnewr Estate Ltd., Sennybridge 8200 Blelack Maestro – J Walker & Sons, Echt 3000 Blelack Magic Man – TA & J Swinbank, Darlington 1800 Cavans Cruzer – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries 10,000 Chapelton Clansman – Harry Horrell, Peterborough 2000 Glengloy Cassius – Glenkiln Farms, Dumfries 2500 Carinsmore Cheroquee – DC & JJ Marshall, Biggar 11,000 Glengloy Casanova – J & J Gibb, Blairgowrie 3500 Glengloy Cascade – WH Davies, Swansea 3500 Priestland Cain – Ballylinney Livestock, Hawick 4000 Blelack Messenger – Smallburn Farms, Elgin 1400 Uppermill Senator – I Fleming, Duns 1800 Captain of Upsall – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries 2200 Tofts Pictorial – F Paterson, Girvan 4500 Controller of Upsall – W McGowan MBE, Cupar 4000 Fearn Colombus – R Mitchell & Sons, Hawick 1500 Millerston Caesar – Meggernie Estate, Aberfeldy 6200` Burnside Caveman – A Ryder, Moffat 3000 Cairnsmore Craig – J & J Gibb, Blairgowrie 1500 Knowehead Calypso – D & J Paton, Symington 1700 Grandtullybrae Chieftain – D Macleod, Nairn
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Females – Gns 3000 1100 1600 2500 1600 1400 1000 1600 900 2100 2000 1500 1100 Kelso 1900 1200 4300 1500 1100 1300 1150 1550
Uppermill Skylark – Balgay Farms, Perth Flora 48th of Skaillhouse – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries Rosewood Rosie 6th of Skaillhouse – Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Holmeere Millicent 10th – A & C Ivinson, Penrith Millie Floss 8th of Skaillhouse – Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Lancaster Clara 14th of Skaillhouse – DA & ND Blair, Drongan Tulip 26th of Skaillhouse – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries Rosewood Rachel 4th of Skaillhouse – Balgay Farms, Perth Lancaster Clara 15th of Skaillhouse – Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Eva Wildeyes 5th of Skaillhouse – Kelsocleugh Farming, Kelso Tofts Joyful C420 – TA & J Swinbank, Darlington Susan 2nd Wildeyes of Skaillhouse – Morrisons Farm, Dumfries Rosewood Rosewel 3rd of Skaillhouse – Kelsocleugh Faarming, Queenmoan Zara – Balgay Farms, Perth Fingask Rosette Carly – Balgay Farms, Perth Cairnsmore Cindy Tulip – A Hall, Melrose Fingask Rosette Cilla – M A Holmes, Wolverhampton Fingask Lancaster Carol II – D J Charlesworth, Market Drayton Tofts Lovely C484 – Balgay Farms, Perth Cairnsmore Crystal Dipper – DA & ND Blair, Drongan Cairnsmore Chelsea Dipper – Thomson, Roddick & Laurie, Annan
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Carlisle Spring Sale | May 27th 2011 Judge | R Paisley Class 1 Bull 1st Stonehills Wow Factor 2nd Stonehill Bodega 3rd Dunsyre Centurian
GL Riby GL Riby C Coombs
Class 3 Maiden Heifer 1st Chapleton Veronica J3036 Messrs Biggar 2nd Chapleton CheerleaderJ3050 Messrs Biggar 3rd Sandwick Designer Spice A & C Ivinson
Champion - Galla Dugald from J W Frame
Class 2 1st 2nd 3rd
Bull Galla Dugald Gilven Crescent Highlee Duke
JW Frame RS & G Johnson T Severn
Champion: Galla Dugald from JW Frame Reserve: Stonehills Wow Factor from GL Riby
Reserve Champion – Stonehills Wow Factor from G L Riby
Beef Shorthorn peak at 3,200gns in Carlisle Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to a top of 3,200gns while females led the trade at 2,600gns twice at Carlisle on Friday 27 May at the breed society’s official spring sale. The 3,200gns sale leader was the reserve supreme champion, Stonehills Wow Factor, a two year old by Elliot Bodacious and out of a Moreby bred cow. Bred and exhibited by GL Riby, Fraisthorpe, Bridlington, he was knocked down sold to Pecksons Hill Farms, Ludwell, Shaftesbury. Minutes later, the same breeders offered another two year old Bodacious son, this time Stonehills Bodega TI +12, SRI +11, and out of a Croxtonpark dam. He was secured for 3,000gns by RJ Robson, Chathill. Glenariff Blaze, a three year old by Tofts Hector and out of a homebred dam going back to Chapelton lines commanded the day’s second 3,000gns bid. Bred and exhibited by NJ and AM Barrett, South Wootton, Kings Lynn, he went home with C Nye, Pymoor, Ely. Next at 2,900gns was Cupbearer of Upsall TI +29, SRI +26, a 21 month old Glenisla Zetor son and out of a homebred dam going back to Uppermill lines from Gerald Turton, Upsall, Thirsk. The buyers were EM and JR Irving, Uldale, Wigton.
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Two, two year old entries from Carey Coombs, Carnwath, Lanark were in the money. First at 2,800gns was Dunsyre Centurion, a Loch Awe North-Easter son was knocked down sold to M Marr, Stonehaven, Aberdeen. The second North-Easter son, Dunsyre Commander made 2,600gns to EI Coulthard, Brisco, Carlisle. Taking the first 2,600gns top female bid was Mountbenger Caitlin, a two year old sold in calf to Glenisla Argossy. Sired by Mountbenger Allan and out of a homebred cow from JF Irving and Son, Yarrow, Selkirk. She sold to GM and LD Robson, Marton, Rugby. Minutes before, the Irvings offered Mountbenger Caron, a two year by Glenisla Zigzag and with Mountbenger Elin, her two month old heifer by Glenisla Argossy. The pair made 2,400gns to DM Dickie, Sanquhar, Dumfries.
Averages: 12 bulls £2,528.00; 14 served and maiden heifers £1,488.75; five cows and heifers served and/or suckling £1,827.00. Ballard herd draft: eight head: £1,649.63
The second joint leading female entry at 2,600gns came from E Hugill’s draft based at Chopgate, Middlesborough. Ballard Tansy Conker was a rising two year old Cairnsmore Xtreme daughter and she was secured by Kinbroon Farming, Rothienorman, Inverurie. James Biggar, Chapelton, Castle Douglas offered the
two year old Chapelton Typhoon sired Chapelton Veronica at 2,500gns to J Purves, West Linton, while his Chapelton Cheerleader, another two year old heifer, this time by Cavans Yankee sold for 2,100gns to J Stewart Partners, Peebles. The same buyers also went to 2,100gns for the two year old Cainsmore Xtreme daughter, Ballard Charlotte from E Hugill.
Combined Highland and Shorthorn Sale at Chelford June 6th 2011 The new arrangements, tried for the first time, of running the Spring Sales of Highland Cattle and Beef Shorthorn Cattle at Chelford on the same day, proved a success last Saturday, as a very large crowd gathered around the ring for the sale for the two breeds. There was a small entry in the Beef Shorthorn sale, with a leading price of 2050 gns for the outstanding Grafton Jealous Callie an April 2009 born Roan heifer by Althorn Zeus, put forward by Northamptonshire breeder Trevor Brown. Sold 3 months in calf to Grafton Bombardier, she went to Ashbourne, Derbyshire, with J Griffin.
The majority of the Shorthorn entry was maiden heifers, and sold to top of 1050gns for the youngest heifer, the July 2010 born Holtlodge Ruth 6, from Richard Cooke, sired by the high index bull Aylward Lasoo 4th , she went Flowery Fields Shorthorn Herd of Messrs Birtles, Biddulph, Staffordshire.
Beef Shorthorn Society Sale Averages: Served heifers
£1559
Maiden Heifers
£857
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East of England Smithfield Festival Sale 3rd December 2011 A record venue price of 4500gns was realised for the May 2009 born bull Glenariff Cincinnati from NJ & AM Barrett of King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
This bull sired by Glenariff Washington and out of Glenariff Tulula Gina had won the Uppermill Calrossie Trophy for the best owner bred bull at the National Show earlier in the year. He went to Mr. John Cherry, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Top price for the small selection of females was Podehole Tessa Diana, a March 2010 heifer by Podehole Yeti and out of Podehole Tessa Zabrina offered by Harry Horrell and realising a price of 3500gns to Morrisons Farms, and she was joined by another Yeti daughter Podehole Rose Damask at 2200gns. A Trojan of Craigeassie daughter, Podehole Rothes Delice joins Max Clough’s Raindale herd at Pickering for 2500gns.
Glenariff Cincinnatti sold for 4500gns
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Perth Bulls (Stirling) October 2011 Stirling Beef Shorthorn bulls sell to 6,500gns
Females achieve £2,061 breed century record average
Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to a top of 6,500gns in Stirling on Monday 17 October at the breed society’s official autumn sale, while females achieved a breed century record average of £2,061 for 91 sold, the highest number sold at a one day sale since the 1950s. “Trade was fuelled by increased confidence in the breed driven by the demand for a functional suckler cow, plus the incentive from the Morrison’s premium for Beef Shorthorn sired steers for its native breed’s scheme,” commented breed society secretary, Frank Milnes. Cougar of Upsall, a two year old son of Bilsdale Anson, led the trade for Gerald Turton, Upsall, Thirsk, going for a bid of 6,500gns to W J Green, Fochabers, Morayshire. Mr Turton was thrilled to achieve the breed’s top price commenting: “It was a very pleasing price for an autumn sale.” Next at 5,800gns was the female champion, Lowther Lily 266 by the Canadian bred Blelack Minstrel from Cumbrian breeder Charles Lowther, Penrith going under the gavel to Messrs Taylor to join their four cow pedigree herd which runs alongside 150 commercial cows on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The same buyer also purchased the female champion’s half-sister by the same sire Lowther Strawberry Surprise 265 for 4,000gns. Judge, Richard Rettie, Alloa commented: “This is the best show of females I think I’ve ever seen. My female champion was an obvious winner from the moment she walked into the ring and Lily’s femininity and near perfection across the board made her the top female by far.” Mr Lowther’s nine entries went on to sell to average £3,605, the highest female breed average from an individual breeder this century.
Champion female - Lowther Lily 266 from C Lowther whose nine entries had the highest female breed average from an individual breeder this century.
“We enjoyed the best day ever in eight years of breeding pedigree Beef Shorthorn,” he said. “Apart from our sale ring success, we showed seven entries and they remained undefeated in the ring, Furthermore, the entire entry was by our Canadian bred sire, Blelack Minstrel who is one of a rich mix of international genetics running in the herd, and he is consistently leaving very shapely and thick muscled calves.”
James Porter receives the DM Stewart Memorial Punchbowl for the Supreme Champion
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The Lowther offering included Lowther Melody, reaching the 4,000gns mark to be secured by Messrs Crawford, Mauchline, Ayrshire. Lowther Secret 258 made 3,400gns to Macfarlane Farms, Duns, Berwickshire with the same buyer also putting in a bid of 2,400gns for half-sister Lowther Ritzy 255 and paying the same price for Lowther Lily 263. Another Minstrel daughter Lowther Strawberry Surprise 249 went for 3,000gns to Messrs Richardson, Preston, Lancashire with her half-sister Lowther Melody 246 secured by a bid of 3,000gns to go home with Messrs Bellas and Son, Appleby, Cumbria. Lowther Melody 254, also by Minstrel, went under the gavel at 2,700gns to Messrs Brigdale, Ennis, County Clare.
Judge Richard Rettie presents Charles Lowther with the award for the Champion Female
Show Results – Judge: Richard Rettie Senior Bull 1st Craigfaddock Capello 2nd Cougar of Upsall 3rd Tofts Marksman
D Alexander Hon G Turton Playfair Farms
Highest Priced bull at 6,500gns – Cougar of Upsall from the Hon G Turton
Junior Bull 1st Uppermill Beckham J Porter 2nd Chapelton Delegate DJ Biggar 3rd Willingham Denabola A Haigh 4th Shawhill Douglas Thomson, Roddick & Laurie Heifers – born on or between 29th March 09 & 4th Feb 10 1st Uppermill Rothes Jazz J Porter 2nd Chapleton Princess Royal 3212 DJ Biggar 3rd Aylward Blythsome 23rd DR Rutherford 4th Uppermill Lovely Lotus J Porter Heifers – born on or between 5th February & 27th March 10 1st Meonhill Joyfull Crumpet LEP farms 2nd Alvie Augusta Dancer Mr & Mrs Williamson 3rd Meonhill Augusta Abbie LEP farms 4th Fieldhouse Doris Thomson, Roddick & Laurie Heifers – born on or Between 28th March & 4th April 10 1st Lowther Strawberry Surprise 249C Lowther 2nd Lowther Melody 246 C Lowther 3rd Galla Duchess J W Frame 4th Cairnsmore Desire White Heather Mr & Mrs B Landers
Male Champion: Uppermill Beckham from James Porter
Heifers – born on or between 5th & 23rd April 10 1st Lowther Lily 266 C Lowther 2nd Woodend Daisy Ramsden K Greenwood 3rd Lowther Secret 258 C Lowther 4th Lowther Ritzy 255 C Lowther Senior Male Champion: Craigfaddock Capello
D Alexander
Junior Male Champion: Uppermill Beckham
J Porter
Female Champion: Lowther Lily 266
C Lowther
Reserve Female: Uppermill Rothes Jazz
J Porter
Overall Male Champion: Uppermill Beckham
J Porter
Reserve: Craigfaddock Capello
Reserve Champion: Craigfaddock Capello from David Alexander
D Alexander
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Perth Bull Sales at Stirling Prices October 2011 Bulls – gns 1400 Glenisla First Solution – A Ryder, Carlisle 5000 Craigfaddock Capello – Kincraigie Farms, Banchory 6500 Cougar of Upsall – WJ & J Green, Fochabers 4000 Uppermill Beckham – W Gunn, Wick 2800 Shawhill Douglas – D Brisbane, Stranraer 4800 Willingham Denebola – A Maclennan, Grantown on Spey 3000 Chapelton Delegate – E Heddle, Orkney Females – gns 2000 Uppermill Lovely Lotus – T Riley, Hebden Birdge 1800 Uppermill Secret Spangle – Maxwell Bros, Driffield 2400 Aylward Blythesome 23rd – DJ Hardie, Midmar 3500 Uppermill Rothes Jazz – McDowell & Martin, Co. Down 1000 Glenarriff Lancaster Celeste – P Downie, Ballater 2000 Fingask Rosette Cassie – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock 3500 Aylward Blythesome 25th – Laga Farms, Orkney 1500 Fingask Chelsea Beauty – P Downie, Ballater 850 Fieldhouse F25 Delia – Chesterhall Park Farm, Biggar 2500 Fieldhouse Daphne – Rock Farming Co, Gargunnock 1200 Alvie Augusta Dancer – Kinbroon Farming Co., Inverurie 2000 Fieldhouse Doris – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock 1500 Meonhill Secret Scamp – Blackford Farms, Dunblane 1200 Cairnsmore Dana Grace – Blackford Farms 1300 Glenariff Lancaster Darcie – Jens Kofrs, Germany 2600 Meonhill Joyful Crumpet – J & D Haigh, Market Rasen 2000 Meonhill Augusta Abbie – D J Welsh, Kilmarnock 2000 Meonhill Augusta Abbie – D J Welsh, Kilmarnock 1620 Dunsyre Meadowsweet 28th – Maxwell Bros, Driffield 3000 Lowther Melody 246 – JE Bellas & Son, Appelby 2400 Cairnsmore Desire White Heather – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock 3200 Lowther Strawberry Surprise 249 – E & T Richardson, Preston 1300 Cairnsmore Doune Western Isle – Blackford Farms, Dunblane
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Perth Bull Sales at Stirling Prices October 2011 Females – gns 2000 1300 2200 2300 1500 2700 2400 3400 1000 1200 2400 1100 1000 4000 1200 5800 1600 800 850 700 4000 1050 1700 900 1200 2000 1300 1500 1700 1900 1900 2900 3200 1700 3200 1700 3200 3300 3200 2800 2600 1800 2800 2500 1700 2000 1300 2000 1400 1100 900 2700 1500 1000 1400 1200 1000 1300 1500 1900 2300 1400 1500 2000 2200 1700 1100
Tofts Lovely D543 – P & J Bailey, Penrith Carinsmore Dixie Fairy Alexis – Blackford Farms, Dunblane Galla Duchess – P & A Watt, Keith Galla Donna – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Meonhill Joyful Mary – C Coggard, Lockerbie Lowther Melody 254 – S Brigdale, Co Clare Lowther Ritzy 255 – Macfarlane Farms, Duns Lowther Secret 258 – Macfarlane Farms, Duns Glenariff Princess Donella – F Johannsen, Germany Tofts Joyful D567 – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Lowther Lily 263 – Macfarlane Farms, Duns Sannan Heather May 3rd – Blackford Farms, Dunblane Sannan Delila – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Lowther Strawberry Surprise 265 – JW Taylor, Orkney Carinsmore Dinah Lovely Locks – J & CM Woodburn, Lockerbie Lowther Lily 266 – JW Taylor, Orkney Woodend Daisy Ramsden – Smallburn Farms, Elgin Glenariff Dorcas Broadhooks – Jens Kofrs, Germany Cairnsmore Dee Apple Floss – JA Robertson & Son, West Calder Glenariff Dervla-Ruby – A Frame, Strathaven Lowther Melody 267 – R Crawford, Mauchline Knowehead Cassa Dream – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Tofts Lovely D606 – Maxwell Bros, Driffield Sannan Doris – G Bain, Elgin Knowehead Tessa Delight – J Williamson, Kingussie Tofts Joyful D629 – R Patton, CoAntrim Cairnsmore Darlene – F Johannsen, Germany Glenariff Daisie Gina – A Kuhnoplel, Germany Uppermill Rothes Momo – A Scott, Co Antrim Aylward Flossy 33rd – P & A Watt, Keith Glenisla Sally Broadhooks D717 – A MacDonald, Carr Bridge Glenisla Desiree D718 – Ballylinney Livestock, Hawick Glenisla Desiree D722 – J & D Haigh, Market Rasen Glenisla Waterloo Naomi D735 – Blackford Farms, Dunblane Glenisla Foxglove Flake – T Riley, Hebden Bridge Glenisla Foxglove Flake – E & T Richardson, Preston Glenisla Eva Broadhooks D774 – P & J Bailey, Penrith Glenisla Desiree D778 – MD McMillan, Perth Glenisla Desiree D779 – A MacDonald, Carr Bridge Glenisla Margo D783 – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock Glenisla Flower D784 – Ballylinney Livestock, Hawick Glenisla Margo D785 – Blackford Farms, Dunblane Glenisla Margo D786 – Morrison Farm, Cumnock Glenisla Desiree D787 – Blackford Farms, Dunblane Grandtullybrae Ruby Corrine – James Hardie, Midmar Grandtullybrae Lancaster Carol – RH Bruce & Co., Hawick Grandtullybrae Crocus 2nd – Glenkiln Farms, Dumfries Grandtullybrae Moody Chaos – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock Grandtullybrae Yvette Irene 2nd – JW & C Ravenshear, Huntly Grandtullybrae Moody Denise - J Williamson, Kincraig Grandtullybrae Lanc aster Alice 2nd – DJ & FK Cockerill, Pickering Grandtullybrae Yantara Trixy 3rd – Alvie Estate, Kingussie Grandtullybrae Crocus Doreen - R Patton, Co Antrim Grandtullybrae Lancaster Daisy – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Colnvalley Augusta Blossom D14 – D & T Ballantyne, Lanark Dunsyre Lily 38th – AJ Baylis Turriff Dunsyre Vatersay 2`1st – AJ Bayliss, Turriff Dunsyre Iona 14th – AJ Bayliss, Turriff Dunsyre Primrose 6th – JP Ramsay, Mauchline Dunsyre Irene 8th – Ballylinney Livestock, Hawick Dunsyre Briar Rose 9th – M Clough, Pickering Dunsyre Meadowsweet 23rd – DJ Welsh, Kilmarnock Dunsyre Wild Tulip 15th – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock Dunsyre Gigha 17th – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock Dunsyre Lily 39th – M D McMillan, Perth Dunsyre Tessa 12th – Morrisons Farm, Cumnock Dunsyre Medwyn Maid 9th – MD McMillan, Perth
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Beef Shorthorn Society Sale November 7th 2011
BEEF SHORTHORNS (ON FIRE) AT CHELFORD The resurgence in demand for quality Beef Shorthorn cattle continued unabated at the Society Sale at Chelford in November, with a high point of 3,550 gns and with served heifers averaging just under £2000. The day’s top price came for the November 2009 born heifer, Lynthorpe Saffron, put forward by Mr & Mrs Gordon Robson, Rugby, Warwickshire. This heifer sired by Coxtonpark Nero out of the Chapelton Provost sired Lynthorpe Crocus was warranted in calf to Pode Hole Brigadier, a son of the Royal Highland Show Champion Trojan. Several breeders obviously had their eye on this heifer and fierce bidding took it to 3550 gns, whereby she was purchased by Ron Darlington, Hartington, Buxton. Keith and Sue Mitchell from the Llanarth Herd in West Wales always bring some decent heifers to the Chelford sale, and this time included a pen full by their Balmyle Universe sired bull Llanarth Titan. Pick of the bunch was Llanarth Gemma, an April 2010 born heifer out of the Tofts Rigger sired Llanarth Bracken, sold in-calf to Llanarth Centaur Gareth, and who made 2,600 gns to J Griffin Ashbourne, Derbyshire, who also purchased another Titan daughter, Llanarth Germaine, this time out of the Chapelton Nobility sired Llanarth Susan, for 1,800 gns.
At 1,700 gns was the homebred heifer from Messrs E M Roberts, Llanrswt, Fedwen Mari 2nd, who had run with the roan bull Mensca Captain. She sold to Messrs Gonzales, Corwen, Denigh. The sale had kicked off to a tremendous start when the first lot in the ring, the August 2005 born cow Meonhill Rose Queen, by Chapelton Typhoon, and out of a Tofts Romany sired dam, sold with a bull calf at foot by Meonhill Highland Beau, and confirmed back in calf, made 2850 gns. She was consigned by LEP Farms Ltd, Hambledon, Hampshire and went home to Corwen, Denbighshire with H J Clothier. Jennifer Shone from Mold, Flintshire, showing her Holkin Tess Bracken, a January 2008 born heifer calf by Holmeere Idaho at foot, was delighted to see the outfit make 2650 gns to D K Jones, Llandysul, Ceredigion. Auctioneer Gwyn Williams commented that “we had expected strong demand, but trade was on fire from the first lot!”
Averages: Pedigree Cows with Calves
£ 2747.00
Served Heifers
£ 1972.00
Maiden Heifers
£ 748.00
Beef Shorthorn Heifer Lynthorpe Saffron – 3350 gns
Llanarth Gemma – 2600 gns
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Skipton Beef Shorthorn Peak at 4,100gns 9th November 2011 - Judge | Catriona Gibb
Skipton Show and Sale - 98% clearance; heifer averages up 50% on the year Beef Shorthorns met solid trade in Skipton peaking at 4,100gns at the breed society’s North of England Club show and sale on Wednesday 9 November where heifer averages were up almost 50% on the year and a 98% clearance was achieved. A packed ringside provided some spirited bidding. Sale leader at 4,100gns was Shawhill Donald TI +26, SRI +24, a 21 month old bull by the 4,000gns Glenisla Zetor and out of an Upsall dam from Thomson, Roddick and Laurie, Annan. The buyer was Jim Innes, Huntly, Aberdeen. Next at 4,000gns was the reserve female champion, Tessa X683 of Upsall TI +20, SRI +18, a rising two year old heifer, from Gerald Turton, Thirsk. Sired by Bilsdale Anson and sold in calf to Dingo of Upsall, she was knocked down sold to Stuart and Dale Currie, Rathmell, Settle. The same buyers went to 2,600gns for the 15 month old maiden, Tessa X721 of Upsall TI +11, SRI +10, a Broughton Park Thunder daughter. Two entries from Hon Turton shared a 3,000gns bid. First to go was Sapphire X706 of Upsall TI +11, SRI +10, an 18 month old heifer again by Australian bred Broughton Park Thunder to Ian Clough, Stape, Pickering. Victoria X369 of Upsall, a four year old by Woden of Upsall, sold in calf to Dunsyre Boneparte and accompanied by her six month old heifer calf at foot, Victoria X770 of Upsall by Atilla of Upsall went for 3,000gns to H and N Sloan, Lauderdale. The same buyers went to 2,100gns for Urymaid X719 of Upsall, an in calf heifer by the homebred Boris of Upsall. Secret X588 of Upsall TI +9, SRI +3, a Vortrekker of Upsall, a second calving daughter, with a Dunsyre Boneparte sired eight month old heifer calf at foot, Upsall UK 121060-100753, made 2,800gns to Derek Steen, Lockerbie.
Shawhill Donald from Thomson, Roddick & Laurie selling at 4,100gns
Rob and Penny Paisley, Middleton, Ilkley offered their two highest entries at 3,100gns each. Sired by Glenisla Zetor, the 18 month old Westmoor Lancaster Daisy TI +28, SRI +21, and Westmoor Dahlia TI+36, SRI +22, sold in calf to Podehole Cracker, both were knocked down sold to J and D Haigh, Market Rasen. Three more Zetor daughters were among the leaders from the Paisleys and they each sold to Chris Bellerby, Weeton. Westmoor Dewdrop TI +20, SRI +18 was bid to 2,750gns, Westmoor Zara Cleopatra TI +24, SRI +18 sold in calf to Podehole Cracker made 2,650gns, while the female and overall champion, Westmoor Rhona Dido, a third crop daughter achieved 2,600gns.
A 3,200gns call secured the two year old in calf heifer, Cruckley Broadhooks Jem by Chapelton Wildfire, from J Johnston at Foston-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, to J Stewart and Partners, Peebles. Averages: 5 bulls £2,195. Females: 21 cows and calves £1,933; 3 in-calf cows £1,320; 14 in-calf heifers £2,084; 16 maiden heifers £1,803.
Rob Paisley being presented with the I’Ansons Trophy for his Champion: Westmoor Rhona Dido – far right the judge, Catriona Gibb
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Show Results Best Bull 1st Highlee Archie 2nd Shawhill Donald 3rd Comet of Upsall 4th Sandwick Dynamite
Mrs T Severn Messrs Thomson The Hon. G. Turton A & C Ivinson
Best Senior Heifer 1st Tessa X683 of Upsall 2nd Cruckley Broadhooks Jem 3rd Westmoor Zara Cleopatra 4th Kiplin Candy
The Hon. G. Turton J. Johnston R. Paisley P. Braithwaite
Best Junior Heifer 1st Westmoor Rhona Dido 2nd Westmoor Dewdrop 3rd Sandwick Dewberry Patience 4th Sapphire X706 of Upsall
R. Paisley R. Paisley A & C Ivinson The Hon. G. Turton Highlee Archie Champion Male from Mrs T Severn
Best Pair Heifers 1st R. Paisley 2nd The Hon. G. Turton 3rd P. Braithwaite Female Champion: Westmoor Rhona Dido
R. Paisley
Reserve Champion: Tessa X683 of Upsall
The Hon. G. Turton
Supreme Champion: Westmoor Rhona Dido
R. Paisley
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A selection of calves from our young stock bull Vortrekker of Upsall. Look out for them in 2012
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The Morrisons Beef Shorthorn Suckler Herd Award 2011 The Beef Shorthorn Society held its first ever Commercial suckler herd competition aimed at farmers who are successfully using Beef Shorthorn and Beef Shorthorn cross suckler cows. The three finalsist were visited by the judges Gavin Hill of SAC and Mark Holmes, Beef Shorthorn Director. The competition was sponsored by Morrisons and each of the finalists received a £250 voucher redeemable against the purchase of a Beef Shorthorn Bull at one of the Society Sales, and the winner also received a cash prize of £500. The results were announced at the Society dinner in October prior to the October Bull Sales. Results Winner: Glenapp Estates Ltd. Runners up: Ormsary Farms and Overdale Farms Judges Report: It’s not just about the breed itself but how if fits in on a commercial basis when integrated with other breeds. This was an important factor when judging the shorthorn Suckler herd competition. Visiting commercial herds gives an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the merits of any breeding system. By visiting a number of different farms varying in climate, environment etc it can be seen if the breed has allround capability or does not thrive under certain circumstances. If you take a producer to see a commercial Shorthorn herd, they see the potential, which may not be apparent when looking at a pedigree herd.” How often have we heard that the biggest differences lie within any breed rather than between breeds. What was clear was that all farms judged had successfully integrated the Shorthorn with other breeds and were maximising the potential of the breed for their end goal. However the Shorthorn has to watch that it does not turn direction by focusing on more terminal attributes. To try and achieve other attributes will lead to a compromise of maternal factors. That is why the finalists have cross bred with other breeds to confer the growth, muscle and scale into their commercial cow. It is a maternal breed and concerns amongst all finalists were raised on the increase in extreme bulls. It was a close-run competition between the three finalists with all of the herds of the highest calibre and demonstrating excellent management of the Beef Shorthorn with high fertility rates and number of calves reared together with a tight calving period. Each herd was achieving high returns from their Beef Shorthorn sired progeny with females developing as suckler cow replacements to be either kept in house or sold on, and steers realising weight gains comparable to any of the continental breeds. In addition, all of the farms visited benefited from top level stockmen and the focus on herd health was also particularly encouraging.
“What really gave Glenapp the edge over the other two finalists was down to two factors. The system developed to reduce costs and the way in which the Beef Shorthorn is used in conjunction with other breeds to maximise its qualities. For example, they have married the Shorthorns hardiness, foraging, fertility and milkiness with the extra hardiness qualities of the Luing to produce a beast that can live off its own back all winter. Together with some excellent Shorthorn cross Simmentals these cattle outwinter well while still producing top quality progeny. Fertility was of the highest order with bulls only in for 8 weeks with the cows and 6 weeks with the heifers. This still resulted in over 96% calves reared (based on cows put to the bull). With this high output, Glenapp has also developed a foraging system on the hill that enables the wintering costs of the cattle to be kept low and in turn lower fixed costs were incurred which allowed an excellent level of profitability to be achieved. What was crucial and instrumental for Glenapp in its success was that Charlie looked at the land and its capabilities firstly then chose the breed that he felt was correct for Glenapp and not vice versa. Its high fixed costs in our UK suckler herds that have a major effect on profitability. Charlie has addressed this very early on and adopted a system that can maximize output while reducing costs. Charlie Russell really has his finger on the farm’s pulse in terms of technical and financial management and he is also quick to change things on the farm if an element isn’t working.” Gavin Hill beef shorthorn
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East of England Show 2011 - inc. the First National Beef Shorthorn Show 17/19th June 2011 Judge | George Somerville Bull, born before 1st January, 2009 1st Trojan of Craigeassie H Horrell 2nd Tarrant Arnie P Braithwaite Bull, born in, 2009 1st Glenariff Cincinnati 2nd Cougar of Upsall
NJ & AM Barrett G Turton
Bull, born after Jan 10 but before 31st March 10 1st Highlee Xavier T Severn 2nd Silson Dunlop Mr & Mrs Coles 3rd Lintonpriory Duke GR Brooke 4th Sandwick Draughtsman A & C Ivinson Bull, born after 1st April 10 1st Podehole Dominator 2nd Quinbury Danbull 3rd Glenariff Detriot
H Horrell Bodily & Fountaine NJ & AM Barrett
Junior Male Champion: Podehole Dominator from Harry Horrell Reserve: Highlee Xavier from Tracy Severn
Roy McDonald and Sally Horrell being presented with The Brothers Colling Memorial Trophy for the Champion Beef Shorthorn by the judge George Somerville
Male Champion: Trojan of Craigeassie from Harry Horrell Reserve: Glenariff Cincinnati from NJ & AM Barrett Cow in Milk or in Calf, born before 1st January, 2009 1st Podehole Phantasy Astrid H Horrell 2nd Meonhill Carnation Queen LEP Farms 3rd Ballard Abygail T Severn 4th Croxtonpark Ariadne Croxton Park Prtnrs Heifer, born in 2009 1st Chapelton Gem 2nd Podehole Madeleine Choice 3rd Highlee Blackbrook Dipsy 4th Croxtonpark Tessa Rita
LEP Farms H Horrell T Severn Trojan of Craigeassie – Supreme Interbreed Beef Champion Croxton Park Ptnrs
Heifer, born after 1st January, 10 but before 31st March 10 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th GR Brooke 2nd Meonhill Pearly Queen LEP Farms 3rd Podehole Phantasy Dream H Horrell 4th Podehole Tessa Delightful H Horrell 5th Grafton Darcy Floss TC Brown Heifer, born on after 1st April 10 1st Podehole Gypsy Diamond 2nd Highlee Truly Scrumptious 3rd Grafton Jealous Darling
H Horrell T Severn TC Brown
Junior Heifer Champion: Holmeere Millicent 12th GR Brooke Reserve: Meonhill Pearly Queen LEP Farms Female Champion: Chapleton Gem from LEP Farms Reserve Female Champion: Holmeere Millicent 12th from GR Brooke
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Reserve Female Champion Holmeere Millicent 12th from G R Brooke
Breed Champion: Trojan of Craigeassie H Horrell Reserve: Chapelton Gem LEP farms Trojan of Craigeassie went on to take the individual Supreme Interbreed Championship and the team of four won the Interbreed Beef Quartet Championship Pair of Animals 1st H Horrell 2nd LEP Farms 3rd NJ & AM Barrett
Judges Report: A Bruce Forsyth quote “Didn’t they do well” Interbreed and Beef quartet it was a pleasure to come to the East of England show to judge the Beef Shorthorns.
Shorthorn Reserve Champion from LEP Farms – Chapleton Gem
The overall champion “Trojan of Craigeassie” from H Horrell, a big, long, well fleshed bull, correct and could move and dominate the ring with his presence. The female and Reserve champion, Chapelton Gem was a well grown and balanced female, who moved freely, she will turn into a good cow. My Reserve female and Junior champion was Holmeere Millicent 12th, one for the future, going through a growth stack which put her in reserve, but a stylish heifer with good movement and well grown for her age. These three were the tops but certainly others I could have put up. A tremendous show of cattle, this is a credit to the exhibitors because it takes a tremendous amount of time to prepare and show cattle to advertise the breed to the public.
The Successful Pair of Animals from Podehole
I would also like to thank my steward and well done to all. George Somerville
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Presentations for Winners at the Beef Shorthorn National Show
Charles Horrell receives the Brothers Colling Memorial Trophy and the John Doughty Balmyle Crackle Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the Champion Beef Shorthorn
Mrs Somerville presents Simon Farmer of LEP Farms with the trophy for the Champion Female
Sally Horrell receives the Hugh Corwallis Maud Challenge Trophy for their cow Podehole Phantasy Astrid which was the best Exhibitor Bred Beef Shorthorn
Roy Macdonald herdsman for Harry Horrell receives the Durno McNair Snadden Trophy for the Best Group
Andrew Barrett receives the Uppermill Calrossie Trophy for the best bull bred by exhibitor from Mrs Somerville wife of the Judge
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The Royal Highland Show 23/26th June 2011 Judge | Stuart Durno
FEMALE born on or after 1st April 2010 1st Lowther Lily 266 2nd Genisla Desiree D752
C Lowther JPO & CM Gibb
FEMALE born on or between 1st Jan and 31st March 10 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th GR Brooke 2nd Lowther Sally 245 C Lowther 3rd Podehole Phantasy Dream H Horrell 4th Fingask Rosette Dawn W McGowan (The Late) 5th Chapelton Sister 3337 Messrs Biggar 6th Glenisla Foxglove Flake JPO & CM Gibb FEMALE born in 2009 1st Podehole Madeline Choice 2nd Glengloy Lovely Chanelle 3rd Stonehills Bodacious Marguerite 4th Redhill Spry Kathryn 5th Glenisla Eva Broadhooks C687 6th Wells Sensation 3rd
H Horrell Glen Gloy Farms G Riby B Wear C Williamson J Wood
HEIFER in milk or in calf 1st Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A508 JPO & CM Gibb 2nd Podehole Phantasy Astrid H Horrell 3rd Langalbuinoch Yvonne R & P McAllister 4th Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd B Wear 5th Fingask Lancaster Xsara W McGowan (The Late) 6th Chapelton Secret Sally 2464 Bargaly Farm BULL born after 1st April 2010 1st Podehole Dominator 2nd Chapelton Dictator 3rd Lowther Dynamite 4th Eastmill Duracell 5th Millerston Dolomite 6th Blelack Braveheart
BULL born in 2009 1st Letterfinlay Centurion
GlenGloy Farms
BULL born on or before 31st December 08 1st Trojan of Craigeassie H Horrell Best Junior Female: Holmeere Millicent 12th
GR Brooke
Best Female: Holmeere Millicent 12th
GR Brooke
Best Junior Bull: Chapleton Duke 3221
Messrs Biggar
Best Bull: Trojan of Craigeassie H Horrell Best Pair one Male one Female bred by Exhibitor: Glen Gloy Farms Ltd - Glengloy Lovely Chanelle & Letterfinlay Centurian Best Group: H Horrell Royal Highland Interbreed Champion: Trojan of Craigeassie - from H Horrell
H Horrell Messrs J Biggar C Lowther Doldy Farms J Ramsay N Massie
BULL born on or between 1st Jan and 31st March 10 1st Chapleton Duke 3221 Messrs Biggar 2nd Lowther Dark Star C Lowther 3rd Langalbuinoch Dynamite R & P McAllister 4th Chapelton Destiny Messrs Biggar 5th Knowhead Dreadnought J & J Redpath 6th Cairnsmore Dominator Landers & Son beef shorthorn
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Judges Report: It was a real honour to be asked to judge the Beef Shorthorn classes at the Royal Highland Show this year. The day started off with only 2 in the first female class which made for an easy start to the task, with first place going to Lowther Lily, a stylish young heifer from Charles Lowther. The second class was a different story altogether with 11 good quality heifers putting on a great show. Holmeere Millicent 12th just caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring. She was looking at her very best for the day of the show. She was an easy walker with a great top line, Holmeere Millicent 12th Female Champion and Reserve Supreme beautiful markings and displayed great representation Chapelton Duke was looking great, well muscled with of the breed. great lines and a smart head. He was a good walker, but The cow class not standing to attention for the crowds. I have since gave a mixture learned that allegedly, before entering the ring, he had to choose from been checking out a heifer while the handler was busy and Glenisla texting someone! Dark Star from Charles Lowther Eva Broadhooks was also looking the part but didn’t quite have the easily pipped edge on the Duke. The McAlister bull, Langalbuinoch the rest to the Dynamite, was not far behind. So three really good post. As usual bulls at the top here, giving a great example of the from Glenisla, breed. she was looking every bit a The senior bulls walked around twice for me to make sure they had good mobility. A clear winner female with plenty of milk, judging by her calf. here with no hesitation was Trojan of Craigeassie In the end, I couldn’t go past Holmeere Millicent 12th from Podehole. What a bull! Great strength, depth, for female champion. presence, everything going for him and just what you The bull classes started off with a strong pool of young would look for in a clear winner of the breed. It was a bulls. In the end, Podehole Dominator was well named, great thrill at the end when he also won the crown of Supreme Champion of the show. What a great advert dominating the class. he has been for the society throughout the year. Well In the next class, bulls born between Jan & March 2010, done to all at Podehole. it seemed there was a never ending stream, filling the ring, 18 in total. Some people have said it should have May I take this opportunity to thank the society, been taken down to six but in my view all the entrants stewards and all the exhibitors for what turned out to have invested the time and money to show their cattle. be a very enjoyable day. Furthermore, the quality in general was high, and the Stuart Durno whole parade showed the public what the shorthorns have managed to achieve over the years.
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Interbreed Presentation to H Horrell for Trojan of Craigeassie.
Martin Jones representative from Morrisons plc presents the trophy for the supreme Beef Shorthorn to Roy MacDonald with Trojan of Craigeassie.
Presentations for Winners
Martin Jones of Morrisons presents Harry Horrell with the award for the Champion Beef Shorthorn
Mr G R Brooke receives the award for the Champion Female
Kirsty Anna Macleod receives the award for the best bull in class 206
Brenda Wear presents Robert Grierson and Collin Dodds of Chapelton with the Redhill World Conference trophy for the best progeny pair
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Great Yorkshire Show 12/14th July 2011 Judge | Donald Biggar Bull, born before 31st June 09 1st Trojan Of Craigeassie 2nd Tarrant Arnie
Bull, born on or after 1st July 09 1st Lowther Dynamite 2nd Highlee Xavier 3rd Cougar of Upsall 4th Lintonpriory Duke
H Horrell PJ Braithwaite C Lowther TL Severn GC Turton GR Brooke
Cow in milk or in calf born before June 08 1st Sandwick Duchess Zoe TL Severn 2nd Meonhill Carnation Queen LEP Farms
Trojan Wins Interbreed Championship for the third time this year – Well done
Heifer, born on or between 1st June 08 & 31st Dec 09 1st Podehole Madeline Choice H Horrell 2nd Highlee Blackbrook Dipsy TL Severn 3rd Stonehills Bodacious Marguerite GL Riby 4th Meonside Waterloo Bryony Drayton Fm Ptns a) Heifer, born on or after 1st January 10 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th 2nd Meonhill Waterloo Ziva 3rd Podehole Phantasy Dream 4th Tessa X690 of Upsall
GR Brooke LEP Farms H Horrell GC Turton
b) Heifer, born on or after 1st January 10 1st Lowther Lily 2nd Podehole Tessa Delightful 3rd Lowther Sally 4th Highlee Truly Scrumptious
C Lowther H Horrell C Lowther TL Severn
Group of Three 1st C Lowther 2nd TL Severn 3rd H Horrell 4th Hon G Turton Pair of Animals, by the same sire 1st C Lowther Sired by Blelack Minstrel 2nd H Horrell Sired by Trojan of Craigeassie 3rd TL Severn Sired by Astrix of Upsall 4th LEP Farms Sired by Chapleton Winsome Champion Female: Sandwick Duchess Zoe TL Severn
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Tracy Severn’s Sandwick Duchess Zoe wins Reserve Champion
Reserve: Holmeere Millicent 12th
GR Brooke
Junior Champion: Holmeere Millicent 12th
GR Brooke
Male Champion: Trojan of Craigeassie
H Horrell
Champion Beef Shorthorn: Trojan of Craigeassie
H Horrell
Reserve Champion: Sandwick Duchess Zoe
TL Severn
Trojan of Craigeassie went on to win the Supreme Interbreed Beef Championship – Congratulations to H Horrell and family
Judges Report: How pleasing to find a very strong turnout of Shorthorns in the homeland of Yorkshire. Increasing interest in our cattle was demonstrated not only by the quality of exhibits forward but also by the crowded ringside of spectators. Champion Trojan of Craigeassie was voted overall Beef Champion of the Show by a system involving the judges of all breeds. It is significant that judges of all breeds now view the Shorthorn as real contenders in these contests something which would have been unheard of only a few years ago. His success this season has lifted the breeds profile at a time when the Morrisons scheme promises a great future for Shorthorns.
as a sound structured, well balanced, medium sized working cow of a type that will keep the maternal strengths of our breed to the fore. She won the championship over Holmeere Millicent 12th who had won a very promising section of junior females narrowly winning over excellent heifers from Lowther and LEP Farms. The heifers all may become top cows – Zoe has already proven her quality with a good calf at foot and milking well. Donald Biggar
Leader in a very strong class of junior bulls was Lowther Dynamite a well muscled young bull with excellent hind quarter development, good locomotion and style. Second prize Highlee Xavier is a sound structured bull with quality profile and third prize was Cougar of Upsall with outstanding muscle. The female champion Sandwick Duchess Zoe from Mrs Severn impressed me
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Royal Welsh Show 18/21st July 2011 Judge | John Scott Bull, born before 1 January 2010 1st Llanarth Dafydd 2nd Glenbrae Bismark
TC & AJ Ruby SS Horton & Sons
Bull, born on or after 1 January 2010 1st Silson Dunlop 2nd Linton Priory Duke 317D 3rd Hannington Darius
Mr & Mrs T Coles GR Brooke SS Horton & Sons
Best Male: Silson Dunlop
Mr & Mrs T Coles
Female In Milk or In Calf, born before 1 January 2009 1st Hannington Magic Amanda SS Horton & Sons 2nd Hinstock Birch ET & JR Gethin Female, born on or after 1 Jan 09 but before 1 Jan 10 1st Hannington Cally Broadhooks SS Horton & Sons Female, born on or after 1 January 2010 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th 2nd Ashwater Mignouette Daffodil
GR Brooke TC & AJ Ruby
Best Female: Hannington Cally Broadhooks SS Horthon & Sons Reserve Best Female: Holmeere Millicent 12th
GR Brooke
Best Group of Three: SS Horton & Sons Champion Beef Shorthorn: Silson Dunlop 3296
Mr & Mrs T Coles
Reserve Champion: Hannington Cally Broadhooks
SS Horton & Sons
Supreme Champion Silson Dunlop from Mr & Mrs T Coles
Judges Report: I had heard a lot about the Royal Welsh and was certainly not disappointed when I attended for the first time to judge the Beef Shorthorns this year. What a tremendous display of livestock throughout the sheep and cattle lines. Although there were only two bulls in the first class this was the toughest decision I had to make all day, Llanarth Dafydd edged it with age and size on his side while Glenbrae Bismark is certainly one to watch for the future. Another class which gave me quite a challenge was the best female exhibit where Hannington Cally Broadhooks edged out Holmeere Millicent 12th. beef shorthorn
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I found that the Hannington heifer had many of the attributes that I look for in a shorthorn female, length, femininity and style, while the Holmeere heifer was a little fitter than I would have ideally liked to see her. When I saw my eventual champion Silson Dunlop in his class there was no doubt that he could be a serious contender for the top honour, he had tremendous stretch, walked well and had real presence in the ring. My female champion was an obvious reserve it was close but Dunlop just had that little something extra which caught my eye. Well done to all those who exhibited Beef Shorthorns at the Royal Welsh, the quality of stock and levels of stockmanship were a credit to you all. Many thanks to the society for asking me down to judge, it was a great experience. John Scott
Royal Norfolk Show 29/30th June 2011 Judge | Rob Paisley Heifer, born on or after 1st January 2009 1st Roseberry Irene Dawn 2nd Glenariff Drucilla Broadhooks 3rd Glenariff Lancaster Darcie
M Wyand NJ & AM Barrett NJ & AM Barrett
Heifer, born on or after 1st January 08 1st Croxtonpark Tessa Rita 2nd Podehole Irend Candy 3rd Glenarriff Flossy Clara
Croxton Park Prtns M Wyand NJ & AM Barrett
Cow, in milk or in calf or with calf at foot 1st Croxtonpark Suna Ariani Croxton Park Ptns Bull born after January 2009 1st Glenariff Denver 2nd Glenariff Dauntless
NJ & AM Barrett NJ & AM Barrett
Bull, born prior to 1st January 2009 1st Glenariff Cincinnati
NJ & AM Barrett
Champion: Croxtonpark Tessa Rita
Champion Cow or Heifer: Croxtonpark Tessa Rita from Croxton Park ptns Reserve: Podehole Irene Candy from Mrs M Wyand Champion Male: Glenariff Cincinnati from NJ & AM Barrett Champion: Croxtonpark Tessa Rita from Croxton Park Ptns Reserve Champion: Glenariff Cincinnati from NJ & AM Barrett
Judges Report: Having never been as far east as Norfolk before we were very keen to visit The Royal Norfolk Show and we were not disappointed. Although some of the classes were on the small side there were some good cattle on show. The winner of the bull classes was Glenariff Cincinnati, a well muscled roan bull from Messrs Barrett. But it was in the stronger female classes that the real competition came. My champion came from Dan Bull
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in the senior heifer class with Croxtonpark Tessa Rita, a well grown feminine heifer that beat off stiff competition from Podehole Irene Candy shown by Mrs Wyand. I would urge more people to think about showing at this very well attended, truly agricultural show or Shorthorn classes may be lost. Rob Paisley
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The Royal Bath & West Show 1/4th June 2011 Judge | Sally Horrell Bull born in 2010 1st Redhill Dulverton
B Wear
Cow or Heifer in milk or in-calf born before 08 1st Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd B Wear Cow or Heifer born after 08 1st Meonside Waterloo Bryony
Drayton & LEP Farms
Heifer born in 09 1st Chapleton Gem 2nd Redhill Sprys Kathleen
Drayton & LEP Farms B Wear
Heifer born in 2010 Beef Shorthorn Champion: Chapelton Gem from Drayton & LEP Farms 1st Meonhill Pearly Queen Drayton & LEP Farms 2nd Meonhill Flossy Fanfare Drayton & LEP Farms 3rd Redhill Pormoters Lovely 053 B Wear Group of Three: 1st B Wear
Pair of Animals: 1st Drayton & LEP Farms
Champion: Chapelton Gem from Drayton & LEP Farms Reserve: Redhill Bundabergs Lovely 2nd
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Native Champion Heifer – Meonhill Pearly Queen from Drayton & LEP Farms
Reserve Interbreed Pair: Chapelton Gem & Meonside Waterloo Bryony
Judges Report: The bull classes at this early show were sadly lacking in numbers forward however a March 2010 born bull, Redhill Dulverton took the young bull class and male championship. A long bull with good Beef Shorthorn characteristics. A big dark red cow doing her job well with a wellgrown calf at foot, Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd took the cow class. In the following class for cow or heifer born in 2008 a very feminine roan in calf heifer received the first prize.
The three entries forward for the yearling heifer class were topped by Meonhill Pearly Queen. This white heifer is very eye catching and moves easily round the ring being well grown with lots of potential just out classing the other two very useful heifers. The group of three was won by the Redhill entries and the pairs by LEP farms. The Breed Champion went to Chapelton Gem exhibited by LEP Farms, walking out with plenty of style and going on to be Reserve Interbreed later that day. The Reserve Champion was Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd a good cow but just outdone by the sparkle of the heifer on the day.
I would like to thank the Show for inviting me, the Stewards for making the job easy and the exhibitors for all their hard work in bringing their cattle forward extremely well turned out. The Royal Bath & West is a good agricultural show with a great turnout of livestock In the two year old heifer class a very showy roan and we could do with a few more exhibitors here to heifer with good locomotion, a level top line and plenty boost entries. of depth, Chapelton Gem was the winner over another good breedy Heifer Redhill Sprys Kathryn not just Sally Horrell carrying quite the condition on the day.
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Devon County Show 19/21st May 2011 Judge | John Scott Heifer 1st 2nd 3rd
Ashwater Cherry Blossom Stonmour Musical Lara Stonmour Barrington Primrose
TC & AJ Ruby Mrs TC Blake Mrs TC Blake
Bull 1st 2nd
Llanarth Dafydd Stonmour Thundercloud
TC & AJ Ruby Mrs TC Blake
Junior Bull: 1st Ashwater Diesel
TC & AJ Ruby
Male Champion: Llanarth Dafydd
TC & AJ Ruby
Reserve Male: Ashwater Diesel
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Female Champion: Ashwater Cherry Blossom
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Reserve Female: Stonmour Musical Lara
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Group or Three: 1st TC & AJ Ruby Exhibitor Bred by Resident in Devon: Ashwater Diesel
Champion from TC & AJ Ruby – Llanarth Dafydd
Newbury Show 2011 Cow in Milk or in Calf 1st Weanhill Blythsome Jenny North School YFC 2nd Hannington Magic Amanda SS Horton & Sons Heifer in Milk or in Calf 1st Hannington Cosima
SS Horton & Sons
Maiden Heifer 1st Hannington Dahlia
SS Horton & Sons
Bull any age 1st Quinbury Danbull 2nd Glenbrae Bismark
P Bodily SS Horton & Sons
TC & AJ Ruby
Champion: Llanarth Dayfdd from TC & AJ Ruby Reserve: Ashwater Diesel from TC & AJ Ruby
Champion: Quinbury Danbull from P Bodily Reserve: Hannington Cosima from SS Horton & Sons Local Championship: Hannington Cosima from SS Horton & Sons
Judges Report: When I was asked to judge the Beltex section at the Devon County Show I was delighted, when the invitation to judge the Beef Shorthorn section arrived I realised I was in for a busy day. Shorthorns were up first, we were sharing a ring with the any other breed and Hereford sections, debate between judges was lively as two watched while the other judged. A small section of Shorthorns was eventually won by Llanarth Dafydd which had one the bull any age class, he was a good honest bull of moderate size who moved around the ring well. His son Ashwater Diesel pushed him all the way and given time would no doubt receive the nod in his direction. In the female section Ashwater Cherryblossom pipped Stonmour Musical Lara to the female championship, two different types of heifer with stretch catching my eye over tradition. Thankyou to all of you who exhibited for making my first trip to Devon so memorable. Also many thanks to the Devon County show for asking me to make the trip south both myself and Fiona thoroughly enjoyed it. John Scott
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Surrey County Show 30th May 2011 Judge | Mr David Evans, Middlesborough Cow in Milk or in Calf, born before 31 Dec 2009 1st Pode Hole Phantasy Astrid H Horrell 2nd Meonside Waterloo Bryony Drayton Farm Partnership 3rd Tarrant Zenobia Mr T C Brown Heifer, born on or after 1st Jan 09 1st Pode Hole Madeline Choice 2nd Chapelton Gem 3rd Tugby Catalina 4th Podehole Joyful Celebration
Mr Harry Horrell LEP Farms Mrs J Murphy Mrs J Murphy
Heifer, born on or after 1 Jan 2010 1st Meonhill Pearly Queen 2nd Pode Hole Phantasy Dream 3rd Meonhill Flossy Fanfare 4th Pode Hole Tessa Delightful 5th Grafton Darcy Floss 6th Pode Hole Gypsy Diamond
LEP Farms Mr Harry Horrell LEP Farms Mr Harry Horrell Mr T C Brown Mr Harry Horrell
Winning Group of three Beef Shorthorns - from Podehole
Senior Bull. Born before 1st January 2010 1st Trojan Of Craigeassie Mr Harry Horrell 2nd LS Adonis Drayton Farm Partnership Junior Bull. Born after 1st January 2010 1st Pode Hole Dominator 2nd Wavendon Seabird 3rd Grafton Duke
Mr Harry Horrell Mr David Rees Mr T C Brown
Group of Three. (of which two must be female) entered in the above classes and properly of the same exhibitor 1st Mr Harry Horrell 2nd LEP Farms 3rd Mr David Rees Champion Beef Shorthorn: Trojan of Craigeassie
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Reserve: Podehole Madeline Choice
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Judges Report: ‘We didn’t know you were judging the Angus classes’ was the most frequent comment when I arrived at the show ground. The penny dropped when I made my way to the Shorthorn ring for the start of judging. My steward informed me that there were a good level of entries in all classes and he hoped that I would enjoy the challenge. The female classes were first with 5 entries forward in the cow class, whilst there were both calved and in calf cows in the class it was Podehole Phantasy Astrid that stood out as a powerful correct cow that dominated the class. The 2 year old heifer class followed with the heifers from Podehole and LEP farms standing out from the others. Both were well grown correct heifers that moved well in the ring.
Beef Shorthorn Breed Champion – Trojan of Craigeassie
The strongest and most interesting class of the day was the yearling heifer class with eleven forward. They were quite a sight lined up around the ring and they gave me a lot of food for thought, the eventual winner being Meonhill Pearly Queen. I am sure that that top half of the class if they were shown against each other throughout the season would share the honours. The bull classes were dominated By Trojan of Craigeassie, he was an easy winner of the senior bull class. A powerful, well fleshed correct bull who walked beautifully for a large bull. He went on to be my breed champion with his daughter, the two year old heifer Podehole Madeline choice my reserve. It was a surprise to both myself and others around the ring when Trojan didn’t that day go on to be interbreed champion. However he more than made up for it later in the season! David Evans beef shorthorn
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South of England Show 9/11th June 2011 Judge | Mark Holmes Female 1st Redhill Promoters Lovely 053
B Wear
Female 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Aylward Cora 8th Redhill Sprys Katherine Tugby Catalina Podehole Joyful Celebration
T Russell B Wear W & J Murphy W & J Murphy
Cow 1st 2nd
Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd Tarrant Yucca
B Wear T Russell
Senior Bull: 1st Redhill Dulverton
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Group: 1st B Wear Female Champion and Supreme Champion: Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd B Wear Reserve and Junior Champion: Redhill Dulverton
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Fife Show Judge | Bill Landers Bull born before 1 June 2008 1st Bon-Accord Angus 2nd Dacre Rock Star
W McGowan John Wood
Bull born between 1 June 2008 and 31 May 2010 1st Major JPO Gibb 2nd Fingask Delboy W McGowan 3rd Linton Priory Duke 317D GR Brooke Bull or heifer calf born on or after 1 June 2010 1st Wells Eldorado John Wood 2nd W McGowan Cow in milk or in calf 1st Fingask Lancaster Xsara 2nd Wells Serena 3rd
W McGowan John Wood
Heifer born between 1 June 2008 and 31 May 2009 1st Wells Sensation 3rd John Wood 2nd Fingask Rosette Cathleen W McGowan Heifer born between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2010 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th GR Brooke 2nd Major JPO Gibb 3rd Fingask Rosette Dawn W McGowan Group of 3 animals (1 male and 2 females the same exhibitor 1st Fingask 2nd John Wood
Judges Report: I was very pleased to be asked to judge the beef shorthorn section at Fife show, Fife is a lovely area and one that I have always enjoyed visiting. There was a tremendous show of cattle on display and it made my job all the more exciting and challenging. I placed Holmeere Millicent 12th from Mr Brooke as my 100
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Champion Beef Shorthorn – Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2nd from Brenda Wear
North Yorkshire County Show Andrew Ivinson reports This traditional county show took place on a warm and sunny day in June near Northallerton. Large crowds surrounded all the judging rings. The first class was for young bulls, and saw a nice strong red bull Shawhill Douglas from John Thomson win through, making the journey down from the south of Scotland worthwile. He was thick powerful and correct, a real prospect. The Senior bull class was won by John of Loxley shown by Roger Hebdon he was very fleshy without being too fat, and also very mobile for his size and age. Roger also won the cow class with Betty of Loxley, this well balanced cow was also doing her calf very well. Steve and Gilly Johnson took first and second in the heifer class with a pair of spirited yearlings. My champion was John of Loxley who narrowly beet his younger rival Shawhill Douglas into reserve. I would like to thank the show committee and stewards for allowing me to judge and for their excellent hospitality throughout the day.
champion, she was a very well turned out roan heifer with a lot of style and excellent character she was a terrific example of the breed and I’m sure she will go on to do well in the show circuit again next year. My reserve champion went to the Fingask herd with Bon Accord Angus a real quality stock bull with great power and width. I must commend all of the exhibitors for the outstanding show of cattle that was presented on the day, especially the junior bull class which had a very impressive entry. I would recommend a visit to Fife show to anyone it was a fantastic day out and very well run. Bill Landers
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Glenarm Show June 11th 2011 The NI Beef Shorthorn Club staged their 7th Annual Show in the beautiful setting of Glenarm Castle where judging was in the capable hands of Mrs Jane Landers, Cairnsmore. The top drawer entry represented breeders from all six counties and was widely regarded as one of the best shows held to date.
Securing the Supreme Championship was the outstanding young bull calf from Tom & Kate Madden Carlough - “Dragon of Ballyvaddy”. Born in September 2010 this smart roan calf is sired by Blue of Ballyvaddy and out of a Cairnsmore dam. The Ballyvaddy herd enjoyed a highly successful outing with a number of top placings secured throughout the judging. Standing in the Reserve Championship spot was the striking yearling heifer “Uppermill Broadhooks Jemma” owned and exhibited by James Porter, Gill Hall Estate.
NI Beef Shorthorn Club Chairman, David Hammond thanked Jane Landers for travelling from Scotland to place the entries, and all exhibitors who had presented cattle and put on such a good show for the crowd. He also paid tribute to all those companies who had assisted with sponsorship and Karen Carson, Secretary for all her efforts before and during the show. A special word of thanks must also go to Antrim Estates and Brian Wilson for the wonderful venue at Glenarm.
With Uppermill on both sides of her pedigree, this super young heifer teamed up with her half sister later in the day to secure the runner up position in the Pairs competition. David Alexander also laid claim to a number of prizes in the show ring with his two month old calves coming to the fore in the Pairs Championship where they were placed first. This bull and heifer calf pairing were sired by the home bred “Craigfaddock Buccaneer” and out of his coveted Annetta family. It was refreshing to see the the younger members out in force for the Junior Handler classes which were won by David Rea and Sam Martin. Following much deliberation Mrs Landers awarded the overall prize to Sam Martin, Newtownards.
The Supreme Champion was “Dragon of Ballyvaddy” owned by Tom & Kate Madden.
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Senior bull born on or before 31st December 2009. 1st Trunley Zorba James Porter 2nd Craigfaddock Capello David Alexander 3rd Byron of Ballyvaddy T & K Madden Bull born between 1st January and 31st March 2010. 1st Craigfaddock Daytona David Alexander 2nd Uppermill Beckham James Porter 3rd Craigfaddock Duke W & K Carson Bull born between 1st April and 31st August 2010. 1st Castlemount Fireman Castlemount Shorthorns 2nd Croft Dynamite Richard Henderson Cow in-calf, born before 1st January 2008. 1st Old Glenort Skylark James Porter 2nd Glenbrae Floss TF Duncan & Co 3rd Glenbrae Floss Zoe Castlemount Shorthorns Cow with calf at foot born before 1st January 2008. 1st Chapelton Heathermaid 613 T & K Madden 2nd Craigfaddock Lady Annetta 5th W & K Carson 3rd Uppermill Rothes Jingle James Porter Junior cow born in 2008, in-calf or with calf at foot. 1st Ballyvaddy Kyla B729 T & K Madden 2nd Ballyvaddy Princess Castlemount Shorthorns 3rd Craigfaddock Lady Annetta 7th David Alexander Heifer born in 2009. 1st Ballyvaddy Heathermaid C756 T & K Madden 2nd Largyvale Zebec August TF Duncan & Co 3rd Craigfaddock Lady Annetta 9th David Alexander Pairs: D Alexander Calf Champion: Craigfaddock Enzo from D Alexander
Heifer born between 1st January and 31st August 2010. 1st Uppermill Broadhooks Jemma James Porter 2nd Uppermill Secret Prydence James Porter 3rd Uppermill Broadhooks Beatrix James Porter Calf born between 1st September and 31st December 2010. 1st Dragon of Ballyvaddy T & K Madden 2nd Castlemount Zip Castlemount Shorthorns 3rd Croobview Dot Com Denise Baillie Calf born 1st January and 31st March 2011. 1st Uppermill Rambo James Porter 2nd Craigfaddock Nora 10th David Alexander 3rd Mainevalle Evie W & K Carson Calf born between 1st April 2011 and date of the show. 1st Craigfaddcok Enzo David Alexander 2nd Ballyvaddy Heathermaid E775 T & K Madden 3rd Craigfaddock Lady Annetta 12th David Alexander Best Pair from one exhibitor. 1st David Alexander 2nd James Porter 3rd James Porter Young Handlers up to 16 years of age. 1st David Rea 2nd James Rea 3rd Rebekah Jones Young Handlers - over 16 years of age. 1st Sam Martin 2nd Paul Duncan 3rd Sarah Jones Champion: Dragon of Ballyvaddy owned by Tom & Kate Madden Reserve Champion: Uppermill Broadhooks Gemma from J Porter
Champion Young Handler: Sam Martin
Competitors from the Young Handlers class
A delighted Kate Madden is congratulated by Jane Landers
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Senior class winner Trunley Zorba from James Porter
Senior Cow winner from James Porter was Old Glenort Skylark
Perth Show 2011 Judge | G Somerville Bull, born on or before 31st May 2009 1st Glenisla Agamemnon 2nd Dacre Rockstar
J & J Redpath John Wood
Bull, born 2010 1st Glenisla Doctor Who Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 2nd Eastmill Duracell Doldy Farms 3rd Knowehead Dreadnaught J & J Redpath 4th Fingask Delboy W & J McGowan& Son Female, in Milk or in Calf , born on or before 31st May 2009 1st Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A508 Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 2nd Quoigg’s Irania Blackford Farms 3rd Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A536 Major JPO & Miss C Gibb Champion Female Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A508 from Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 4th Wells Sensation 3rd John Wood Female born 2010 1st Holmeere Millicent 12th G R Brooke 2nd Fingask Rosette Dawn W & J McGowan & Son 3rd Glenisla Desiree D752 (P) Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 4rd Colnvalley Clipper MD McMillan Champion & Female Champion: Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A508 Bull or Heifer Calf born in 2011 Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 1st Quoigg’s Roan Ripple Blackford Farms 2nd Glenisla Eva Broadhooks E819 Reserve Champion & Male Champion: Major JPO & Miss C Gibb Glenisla Doctor Who Major JPO & Miss C Gibb 3rd Aberdona Eurostar R & C Rettie Reserve Male Champion: Best Group of Three Animals bred by exhibitor Glenisla Agamemnon J & J Redpath 1st Major JPO & Miss C Gibb Reserve Female Champion: 2nd John Wood Holmeere Millicent 12th G R Brooke 3rd MD McMillan
Judges Report: Senior Bulls 1st Mr & Mrs Redpath’s bull, Glenisal Agamemnon, he must be one of the biggest bulls in the breed, length, depth and well fleshed 2nd Mr Wood’s bull Dacre Rockstar, shown in working condition, with length and depth. Both bull will do a good job for the breed, taking the Shorthorn forward. Junior Bulls 1st Major Gibb’s Glenisla Doctor Who, this is a stock bull in the making, shown in natural condition, Dr Who catches your attention as soon as he enters the ring. With his presence, correctness, good top, underline, leg movement and breed character. 2nd Dolby Farms, Eastmill Duracell also showed a good top line and underline, movement and fleshing. Cow Class 1st Major Gibb’s Glenisla Eva Boadhooks, this was her day, shown to perfection, good top /underline, fleshed, movement, udder and feminine. 2nd Blackford Farms’s Quiggs Irania, a roan cow in working condition, good top /underline, movement and feminine.
Heifer Class 1st Mr Brookes, Holmeere Millicent 12th, good movement, top/underline, well fleshed and showed herself well. 2nd Mr McGowan, Fingask Rosette Dawn, another heifer that catches your attention when in the ring, she just lacked the power of my first placing, but she is my type of female, feminine, growth and movement. Calf Classes were next with all different sizes. 1st was Blackford farms, Quoiggs Roan Ripple well grown, smart calf. 2nd Major Gibb’s Glenisla Eva Broadhooks, a very well grown for her age. I picked for my champion Major Gibb’s cow, Glenisla Eva Broadhooks A508. With the reserve again from Major Gibb this time his bull, Glenisla Doctor Who. It was a pleasure to be invited to judge the Beef Shorthorn at Perth Show, and I would like to thank all the exhibitors for putting on a good show of cattle. Many thanks to my stewards for all their help. Made my job a bit easier. Thanks must also go to the perth Show for their hospitality. George Somerville
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Black Isle Show Judge | Major J P O Gibb Class: BULL, Born on or after 1st August 2009 1st Glengloy Dollar D. MacLeod 2nd Fearn Dunrobin J Scott & Ptns 3rd Fearn Duke J Scott & Ptns Class: COW Any age 1st Croxtonpark Lovely Origano Alvie Farms 2nd Cairnsmore Your Lovely Maggie Alvie Farms 3rd Millerston Irania Xanadu Alvie Farms Class: Heifer, 1 or 2 years old 1st Fearn Petal Dive 2nd Woodend Lancaster Cara 3rd Glengloy Lovely Chanelle 4th Fearn Suzette 888
J Scott & Ptns Ken Greenwood D. MacLeod J Scott & Ptns
Class: CALF, Bull, Born on or after 1st August 2010 1st Alvie Erland Flett Alvie Farms Class: CALF, Heifer, Born on or after 1st August 2010 1st Alvie Lovely Eilidh Alvie Farms Class: PAIR of Shorthorns from the Same Exhibitor 1st Glen Gloy Shorthorns D. MacLeod 2nd Alvie Beef Shorthorn Alvie Farms
Dumfries Show | August 2011 A small but select show of Beef Shorthorns was present at Dumfries. The beef was led by an outstanding 2 year old heifer from John Thomson. Production is the name of the game and this heifer had it all! Size, quality and making a very good job of rearing an excellent calf. Reserve was a red yearling heifer from the Dickies in their shorthorn showing debut. This stirk is well grown for its age, very alert and a real eye catcher. The bull class had 5 entries. These bulls were different ages and at differing stages of development making them uneasily judged but all were commendable. Thanks to the exhibitors and the stewards. – This show deserves more support. Jack P Ramsay
Orkney 125th County Show
Champion: Fearn Petal Dive from J Scott & Ptns
August 2011
Reserve: Glengloy Dollar from D Macleod
It was brilliant to be in Orkney again after 10 years and it was great to see the quality of the shorthorns improved tremendously. Especially the 2 big heifer classes which I judged, that would have stood up at any major show on the mainland UK.
Judges Report: The Black Isle Show at Muir, just north of Inverness is referred to as the “Highland Show of the North” and fully justifies this title. Anne and I received a very warm welcome from the Society committee and thank them for their hospitality throughout coupled with two very efficient stewards. There were three main classes: a cow class, young bulls and a heifer class. Three cows were shown, all of high standard from Alvie, two with calves at foot. Five young bulls made an interesting class. Here I chose a yearling from Glengloy, a nicely balanced bull with the character and conformation to be a good example of the breed. Although he is white, definitely one to watch! Second I placed a red bull from Fearn, who was a very muscular, and probably more of a carcass bull. The heifer class comprised eight useful heifers of varying types. On top was a smart roan heifer from the Scott family at Fearn, not too fat, a good size with good feet and udder. In second place a different type, a giant heifer from the Greenwoods at Cullendon, red roan in colour and in natural condition. I think she will make a very productive cow. For champion I chose the heifer and the young bull, for reserve, but this was not an easy decision. It was nice to have two animals of similar age to choose from. Thanks to all the exhibitors for putting on such a good show despite the rain. Major JPO Gibb
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In the bull class, Flett’s Uppermill bull won, then went on to be male champion and Supreme overall. It was a large mature bull, tremendous length, depth of body and long over the plates with wide pin bones. He had tremendous presence and showed great quality of shorthorn characteristics. The young bull class was won by Eric Heddle, a fairly new herd, tremendous winner on the day and one to watch out for in the future. In the heifer classes the cattle were too many good ones to mention them all, but outstanding was E & I Kemp’s in calf heifer that had everything good about it and was hard to fault. It was a worthy female champion and reserve overall. Flett’s bull went on to become reserve interbreed champion. With 9 exhibitors putting forward 51 entries, a terrific show of shorthorn cattle. Many thanks to all who took the time and effort to bring them to the show. I also judged the Young Handlers, 12-21 years and had a huge entry forward, some great prospects for the future. The class was won by Inga Kemp, from Greenhall, Deerness, daughter of a shorthorn breeder, a really worthy winner. Dan Bull
Ryedale Show 2011 Judge | Sally Horrell Cow 1st
Sleightholme Laurel
Heifer under 19 months 1st Tessa Of Upsall 2nd Appleton Katie 3rd Gilven Butterfly Diva 4th Gilven Graduate Demure 5th Appleton Westmoor Mavis
Mrs R James Hon G Turton J. R. Allison RS & G Johnson RS & G Johnson J. R. Allison
Heifer between 19 months and 31 months 1st Kiplin Xrenia Candyfloss P Braithwaite 2nd Kimrina Princess Royal Miss C Ward 3rd Sleightholme Raspberry Mrs R James
Bull (any age) 1st Tarrant Arnie 2nd Cougar Of Upsall 3rd LS Alpha
P Braithwaite Hon G Turton Mrs R James
Champion: Tarrant Arnie from P Braithwaite Reserve: Tessa X690 of Upsall from The Hon G Turton
Judges Report:
Royal and third spot went to Sleightholme Raspberry.
A young red cow doing a great job with a very smart bull calf at foot, Sleightholme Laurel was the first entry of the day into the ring at Ryedale Show and despite being on her own in the class was the worthy winner of the cow class.
In the bull class the power and size of the 4 year old Tarrant Arnie saw him winning the class. The second prize bull an 18 month old roan Cougar of Upsall well muscled with good conformation and moving easily round the ring put him in second in front of another useful type of 3 year old bull LS Alpha.
In the class for heifers under 19 months old, five entries were forward all of good Shorthorn Character Tessa X690 of Upsall a long, smoothly fleshed feminine heifer stood first just ahead of Appleton Katie a very smart red heifer with a good amount of bone. The older heifer class was won by Kiplin Xenia Candyfloss an in calf heifer with good locomotion and the potential to go on and make a very good type of breeding cow. Second place was taken by a white heifer with lovely depth and flesh Kimrina Princess
The Breed Championship went to the Senior bull Tarrant Arnie with the reserve Champion going to the yearling heifer Tessa X690 of Upsall. Tarrant Arnie went on to be Reserve Overall Male Champion. It was excellent to see some new exhibitors forward at this show with good cattle throughout. I would like to thank Ryedale Show for their invitation to Judge, the Stewards for looking after us on the day and the exhibitors for presenting their cattle in such good form.
Nidderdale Show - 19th September 2011 Judge | R Sanderson Bull- Any Age 1st Tarrant Arnie 2nd Lowther L.S. Alpha
P Braithwaite Mrs R James
Cow or Heifer- Any Age 1st Sandwick Duchess Zoe 2nd Kiplin Xenia Candyfloss
Mrs T Severn P Braithwaite
Judges Report: Bull Class - A very good class, I have waited a while to have the privilege of going over my first choice, as he caught my eye some time ago, and I was not disappointed. He was looking his best, walking into the ring with great style, met me well. He had a correct top line, well laid shoulders, well let down behind, the type of bull I would wish to see more often.
Maiden Heifer Born On or After 1st January 2010 1st Tessa of Upsall G Turton 2nd Highlee Truly Scrumptious Mrs T Severn
cow with a good head, all in all a high quality shorthorn cow doing her calf well. In second place, a very nice heifer with correct top line and length, a good mover. Maiden Heifer Class - First place went to one of the Tessa family. A nice heifer, well grown for her age with good depth and length. Second place went to Mrs Severn’s heifer, who needs a little more time, it did not have the growth against the winner.
My second choice, a younger bull with some fine qualities, good length, clean shoulders and a true mover, today he had to take second place, but his day will come.
I would like to thank all owners and handlers for making it such a pleasure to judge some very nice Beef Shorthorns and what a great privilege it was to judge at my local, highly regarded Nidderdale Show.
Cow or Heifer Class - My first choice is a lovely sweet
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Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet Takes Home Supreme Agri-Expo Honours Liz Snaith Reports
Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet, an eight month old heifer calf sired by Vortrekker of Upsall secured the championship honours at the Beef Shorthorn Society’s open calf show staged at Borderway Agri-Expo, Carlisle on Friday 28 October. Bred by Bill and Jane Landers, Newtown Stewart, Wigtownshire, Eloise Scarlet is a member of their 50 cow herd and out of the Perth 2007 sale leader Elliott Starlet, bought for 2,600gns from John Elliott, Kelso. Reserve champion went to eight and a half month old Pode Hole Gypsy Estelle by the three times interbreed champion, Trojan of Craigeassie from Harry Horrell, Thorney, Peterborough.
Judge and Beef Shorthorn breeder, Andy Ryder commented: “The champion was full of style and had very good mobility. She was an outstanding heifer calf that really stood out against a tremendous entry of calves. It was a fantastic display of the future stars of the breed and I was honoured to be judging such an entry.” Winner of the young handlers championship was 16 year old Sophie Harvey, Glasgow who helps Richard Rettie from time to time on the show and sale circuit. “I came along to AgriExpo to help Richard with his Beef Shorthorns and I was delighted to win the young handler championship, it definitely wasn’t expected,” she said. This was Sophie’s second win at AgriExpo, having topped an under-16s class there in 2009. The runner-up was Eilidh Ramsay, Mauchline, Ayrshire of the Millerston herd. Beef Shorthorn Society secretary Frank Milnes commented: “After a fantastic entry of over 40 calves at the inaugural show last year we were pleased to see an entry to match it this year which was of a very good standard, and there was plenty of interest on the day with a packed crowd around the ring throughout the judging. Both our champion calf and champion young handler were excellent winners and in the young handlers section in particular we were delighted to see 10 under-21s take part.”
Show Results Judge: Andy Ryder Class 1 – Bull Calf Born between No entries Class 2a – Bull Calf Born between 01/01/11 & 31/03/11 1st Beautry Excaliber S Currie 2nd Lowther Eclipse C Lowther 3rd Lintonpriory Reggie Edward GR Brooke 4th Cairnsmore Eric B & J Landers 5th Shawhill Erasmus Thomson, Roddick & Laurie Class 2b – Bull Calf Born On or After 01/04/11 1st Millerston Einstein JP Ramsay 2nd Gilven Eryx RS & G Johnson 3rd Redhill Exford B Wear 4th Galla Emperor JW Frame 5th Redhill Ebbor B Wear Class 3 – Heifer Calf Born On Or Between No entries Class 4a – Heifer Calf Born between 01/01/11 & 27/03/11 1st Podehole Gypsy Estelle H Horrell 2nd Podehole Irene Eugenie H Horrell 3rd Lowther Melody 290 C Lowther 4th Shawhill Rosebud Edith Thomson, Roddick & Laurie
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Supreme Champion Calf- Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet from B & J Landers
Class 4b – Heifer Calf Born After 028/03/11 1st Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet B & J Landers 2nd Millerston Irania Eden JP Ramsay 3rd Knockenjig Rosie Duchess E1814 D Dickie 4th Millerston Greta Evette JP Ramsay 5th Podehole Tessa Edelweiss H Horrell Class 5 – Young Handler 1st Sophie Harvey 2nd Eilidh Ramsay 3rd John McCulloch 4th Andrew Morton Over 16 Handler 1st Matthew Thomson Overall Champion: Cairnsmore Eloise Scarlet from Bill and Jane Landers Overall Reserve Champion: Podehole Gypsy Estelle from H Horrell
Judge Andy Ryder with Champion and Reserve Young Handlers Sophie Harvey and Eilidh Ramsay
Overall Champion Handler: Sophie Harvey Reserve Handler: Eilidh Ramsay
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East of England Festival Calf Show 2011 Judge | Mark Holmes Bull Calf born on or between 1st Jan, 2011 & 31st March 2011 1st Podehole Endeavour Harry Horrell Heifer Calf born on or between 1st Sept 2010 & 31st Dec 2010 1st Meonside Nonpareil of Drayton Drayton Farm Partnership 2nd Meonside Wimple Dorcus Drayton Farm Partnership Heifer Calf born on or between 1st Jan 2011 & 31st March, 2011 Class A Champion Calf: Aylward Gypsy Rose 5th from David Rutherford 1st Hursley Princess Bali Hursley Cattle Partnership 2nd Meonhill Edelweiss Queen Timbury Family Heifer Calf born on or after 1st April, 2011 Podehole Phantasy Empress Harry Horrell 3rd Mineshop Tessa Echinacea Christopher Nye 1st Podehole Tessa Edelweiss Harry Horrell 4th Meonhill Skjaklin Poppy Timbury Family 2nd 3rd Meonhill Secret Suzie Timbury Family Class B Champion: 1st Aylward Gypsy Rose 5th David R Rutherford Aylward Gypsy Rose 5th David R Rutherford 2nd Podehole Gypsy Estelle Harry Horrell 3rd Hursley Derrimut Barley Hursley Cattle Partnership Reserve Champion: 4th Podehole Irene Eugenie Harry Horrell Podehole Endeavour Harry Horrell The quality of calves showing at the East of England Winter fair were a credit to all the handlers, and made my job of judging very difficult. My champion Aylward Gypsy Rose had the wow factor as soon as she came in the ring. She will certainly take some beating next summer. My reserve is a very promising red bull Podehole Endeavor. I would like to urge people, including young and novice handlers, to support this show as it has the potential to build into a very big event for the end of the calender year. I extend a big Thank you to all the stewards and show organisers for making it a great day out.
STONEHILLS Beef Shorthorns – Suffolks – Texels Elliot Bodacious
Champion RHS 2010 Bred the two top priced bulls at Carlisle 2011 and 3rd prize heifer at RHS 2011 Elliot Bodacious continues to breed strong bulls with outstanding width and mobility, and heifers with great style and colours
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Stars of the Future Calf Show November 19th 2011 | Forfar Mart Judge | Mr Carey Coombs Bulls born 1st September, 2010 to 31st December, 2010 1st Coldrochie Drover MD McMillan 2nd Fingask Denver W & J McGowan Bulls born 25th January, 2011 to 18th March, 2011 1st Alvie Endurance CM Williamson 2nd Quoiggs Electric Roan Blackford Farm Ltd 3rd Knowehead Emperor J & J Redpath Bulls born 26th March, 2011 to 6th June, 2011 1st Quoiggs Extra Special Blackford Farm Ltd 2nd Knowehead Excell J & J Redpath, 3rd Wells Edward John Wood Heifers born 1st August, 2010 to 28th October, 2010 1st Alvie Daffodil CM Williamson
Overall Senior Champion Alvie Daffodil from Mrs CM Williamson
Heifers born 2nd February, 2011 to 29th March, 2011 1st Alvie Emily Nettle CM Williamson 2nd Millerston Irania Eden JP Ramsay 3rd Knowehead Elite Cassa J & J Redpath 4th Alvie Lovely Eilidh CM Williamson Heifers born 4th April, 2011 to 17th May, 2011 1st Millerston Gretta Evette JP Ramsay 2nd Fingask Lancaster Emma W & J McGowan
Senior Bull Champion: Coldrochie Drover from MD McMillan
Senior Bull Champion: Coldrochie Drover
MD McMillan
Senior Heifer Champion: Alvie Daffodil
CM Williamson
Overall Senior Champion: Alvie Daffodil
CM Williamson
Junior Bull Champion: Quoiggs Extra Special
Blackford Farm Ltd
Junior Heifer Champion: Alvie Emily Nettle
CM Williamson
Overall Junior Champion: Quoiggs Extra Special
Blackford Farm Ltd
Judges Report: This was the second annual calf show organised by Lawrie and Symington at the Forfar Mart, but the first time that Shorthorns were represented. Despite a number of withdrawals from the original entry list the breed was extremely well represented. The senior champion from Mrs C.M. Williamson was the senior female champion, the very feminine and correct heifer Alvie Daffodil by Hurtiso Young Blood. She narrowly beat the senior male champion, a very promising young bull from M.D. McMillan, Coldrochie Drover D30. This bull is by LS Zeus 151. The junior female champion was another classy heifer from Alvie. Alvie Emily Nettle is by Alvie Connor and she overcame the challenge of the winner of the other junior heifer class, Jack Ramsay’s Millerston Gretta Evette by Podehole Beefeater. The champion junior bull who went on to win the overall junior champion was Blackford Farms Ltd, Quoiggs Extra Special by Chapleton Brogie. Alvie Endurance by Alvie Braveheart won the other junior bull class. Although the champions were overpowered by the size and power of the Charolais and Limousins in the interbreed competitions the style and correctness of the two shorthorn competitors will have impressed the numerous spectators. All the breeders and handlers who took part are to be congratulated on putting together an excellent display of promising young calves. The profile of the breed was further raised when the highly
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Overall Junior Champion Quoiggs Extra Special from Blackford Farm Ltd
competitive young handlers competition took place. John McCulloch leading Quoiggs Electric Roan took second place in the 12 and under class whilst Eilidh Ramsay went one better and beat off stiff competition in the 13 to 16 class. Eilidh leading Millerston Irania Eden was placed first by the judge Billy Glazebrook. My thanks to all organisers and competitors who had contributed to make this a very promising new event worthy of support in future years. Carey Coombs
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Glenisla Zin Zan - our new stock bull
Alvie Connor
Alvie Erland Flett
Supreme Champion Perth Bull Sales February 2011. We wish every success to the purchaser Richard Newgrass, Gambledown Farm
Full brother to Alvie Connor
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Balmedie Dafodil and her 7 month old calf
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BRED FOR QUALITY TEMPERAMENT AND PROFITABILITY Bullocks from the 2010 crop averaged 323kg dead weight, fattened off grass. Average age 17 months. Malcolm and Maureen Ross
Balmedie Farm, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire. AB23 8WT Email: malcolmross783@btinternet.com | Tel: 01358 743398
Breeders Directory 2012 South Scotland: Bill & Jane Landers | CAIRNSMORE
13 HERD - Bargaly Farm, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire. DG8 7BH e: bargaly.shorthorns@gmail.com t: 01671 402179 t: 01290 550997 / 07791 302478
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2 - Westfield of Ardoyne, Oyne Insch, Aberdeenshire. AB52 6RN e: hrennie@toucansurf.com t: 01464 820325
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3 HERD - Balmedie Farm, Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. AB23 8WT e: malcolmross783@btinternet.com t: 01358 743398
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6 D Macleod | GLENGLOY HERD
Glengloy Farms Ltd. Letterfinlay, Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire. PH34 4DZ t: 01397 712668 / 07977129808 Major JPO Gibb | GLENISLA HERD
7 - Glenisla House by Blairgowrie, Perth, Perthshire. PH11 8QL e: glenislashorthorns@hotmail.co.uk t: 01575 5582736 J & J Redpath | KNOWEHEAD HERD
8 - Knowehead Farm, Kilry, Blairgowrie. PH11 8JA e: redpathknowehead@aol.com t: 01575 560233
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Roderick W Mackay | LADYFIELD HERD - Ladyfield Shorthorns Stronmagachan Farm, Druim Break, Inveraray, Argyll. PA32 8XJ e: mackayrw@googlemail.com t: 01499 302681 / 07795 614571
Carey Coombs | DUNSYRE HERD - Weston Farm, Dunsyre, Carnwath, Lanarkshire. ML11 8NG e: carey.coombs@btconnect.com www.dunsyreshorthorns.co.uk t: 01899 810273
21 Mr. J Ramsay | MILLERSTON HERD
Millerston Farm, Maunchline, Ayrshire. KA5 5HH e: millerstonfarm@aol.com t: 01290 550997 / 07791302478
22 Morrisons | ROTHESAY - Morrisons
Farm, Dumfries House, Dumfries House Estate, Ayrshire. KA18 2NJ e: andrew.thornber@morrisonsplc.co.uk t: 07891812558 JPL Playfair -Hannay | TOFTS HERD
23 - Morebattle Tofts, Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 8AD e: james.playfair@btconnect.com t: 01573 440364 / 07831 455994
W McGowan MBE | FINGASK 16 Mr HERD - Fingask Dairsie, Cupar, Fife. KY15 4RX t: 01334 654845 / 01334652246
17 Glenkiln Farms | GLENKILN HERD - C/O Mr G Somerville Bettyknowes, Crocketford, Dumfries. DG2 8QE t: 01556 690219
5 Fearn Farm, Fearn,Tain Ross-shire.
IV20 1TL e: john.scott@fearnfarm.com t: 01862 832205 / 07770 863506
Messers James Biggar | CHAPELTON HERD - Grange, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. DG7 3EU e: djbiggar@aol.com www.chapeltonfarm.co.uk t: 01556 660205 / 07860325888
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Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. DG4 6JS e: daviddickie@farming.co.uk t: 01659 67384 / 07785 512169
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10 Whitecastles Farm, Corrie, Lockerbie. DG11 2NR e: cindy.wester@btinternet.com t: 01576 710641
12 M. Douglas McMillan | COLDROCHIE HERD - Moneydie Roger, Luncarty, Perth. PH1 4HT e: md.mcm@btinternet.com www.coldrochieshorthorns.co.uk t: 07973 543272
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www.hallsfordshorthorns.co.uk Stock Bulls: Chapelton Warrior Hallsford Dusrbuster 214
andrew & helen tomkins Hallsford Farm, Hethersgill, Carlisle, Cumbria. CA6 6JD 01228 577329 | andrew@hallsfordshorthorns.co.uk
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Mr M A Holmes | HOLMEERE
33 HERD - Meere Barn Farm, Newhouse Northern England: F J Hugill | BALLARD HERD - Garth
24 Barn, Chop Gate, Middlesborough, North Yorkshire. TS9 7JJ e: fjhugill@yahoo.co.uk t: 01642 778238 / 712148
CA4 9TN e: charles@lowther.co.uk www.lowthershorthorns.co.uk t: 01697 472182
Swadlincote. DE12 6 RJ e: roger.hodsonwalker@btinternet.com t: 01283 2155491 / 07971570207
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Mr E J Farragher | FARADALE HERD Prospect Villa, Andreas Rd, Lezayre, Isle of Man. IM7 4EF t: 01624 814463
37 - Sandwick Farm, Townhead, Ousby,
Gordon Cope | SANDYBROOK HERD - Greenvalley, Sandybrook, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. DE6 2AQ t: 01335 342728 / 07790195328
Penrith, Cumbria. CA10 1QB
YO61 1JG e: gil7venshorns@tesco.net t: 01347 810980
t: 01768 881343
Paul F Chambers | GREENSLEYBANK
29 HERD - Greensley Bank Farm, Askrigg,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire. DL8 3DA e: paulchambers@greensleybank.co.uk www.greensleybank.co.uk t: 07775 813242 Andrew & Helen Tomkins | HALLSFORD HERD - Hallsford Farm, Hethersgill, Haggbeck, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 6JD e: andrew@hallsford.co.uk www.hallsford.co.uk t: 01228 577329 Mrs T Severn | HIGHLEE HERD BrickGreen Farm, Scammonden Road, Barkisland, Halifax. HX4 0DE e: tracysevern@aol.com t: 01422 822932 IW & N J Hollows | HOLKIN HERD - Wood Farm, Coppice Lane, Coton, Whitchurch, Shropshire. SY13 3LT e: ian@targetfeeds.com www.holkinbeefshorthorns.co.uk t: 01948 880598
Peter Ashby | WASHBURN HERD LS21 2RB e: sarahashby10@btinternet.com t: 01943 462726
R Paisley - WESTMOOR HERD 42 Mr West Moor House Farm, Middleton, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. LS29 0DW e: rob@westmoor.plus.com t: 01943 816068 Mr A Haigh | WILLINGHAM HERD
43 - Ashgrove Farm North Willingham,
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. LN8 3RA t: 01673 838288
A & C Ivinson | SANDWICK HERD
RS & G Johnson | GILVEN HERD -
28 10 Maple Lane, Huby, York, Yorkshire.
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Lowther Estates | LOWTHER HERD -
R Hodson Walker | CALDWELL HERD
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Carl Whittaker | LANEENDS HERD
35 Armathwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria
26 - Breach Farm, Cadley Lane, Caldwell,
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Castle, Upsall, Thirsk. Y07 2QJ e: turtongerald@hotmail.com www.upsallshorthorn.co.uk t: 01845 537202
Marple Bridge, Stockport. SK6 5RX e: c.whittaker.mts@btinternet.com t: 01457 862538
Mr I & Mrs JD Barker | BANKFOOT
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Lane, Albrighton Nr. Wolverhampton. WV7 3QS e: mark@meerebarnfarm.com t: 01902 372783 / 07973115103
34 Honeysuckle, Cottage, Glossop Road,
25 HERD - Bankfoot Farm, Ingleby,
Greenhow, Gt. Ayton, Middlesbrough TS9 6LP t: 01642 723949 / 07790 930241
The Hon G Turton | UPSALL HERD -
40 Upsall and Roxby Estate Office, Upsall
e: sandwickfarm.ousby@hotmail.co.uk
Mr G L Riby | STONEHILLS HERD
38 - Low Stonehills Farm Fraisthorpe,
Bridlington. East Yorkshire. YO15 3QR e: ribyslivestock@gmail.com t: 01262 673043 Mr Tim Riley | STONEYROYD HERD
39 - Stoney Royd Farm, Midgley, Heden
Bridge, West Yorkshire. HX7 5QY e: tim.riley@stoneyroydshorthorns.com t: 07812 075568
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SANDWICK BEEF SHORTHORNS Andrew & Caroline Ivinson Sandwick Farm, Ousby, Penrith, Cumbria. CA10 1QB TEL - 01768 881343 EMAIL - sandwickfarm.ousby@hotmail.co.uk WEBSITE - www.sandwickshorthorns.co.uk
High health monitored & vaccinated. Herd is Breedplan recorded We would like to wish all our purchasers all the best.
Draughtsman for Stirling, Feb 2012
Good quality breeding stock usually for sale. Visitors always welcome by appointment.
Breeders Directory 2012 Southern England:
Southern England:
Mrs P A Reid | MOREWOOD HERD
54 - Down Barn Farm, Sparsholt Down, Wantage, Oxford. OX12 9XD e: pendomeffect@aol.com t: 01367 820272 / 07799 833115
Southern England:
44 Mr & Mrs BF White | ALTHORNE
HERD - Highfield Farm, Upper Chase, Summerhill, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 6BY
LEP Farms | MEONHILL HERD -
Duncan Holton | FOREVER HERD
Gambledown Farm | GAMBLEDOWN
46 HERD - Gambledown Farm,
Gambledown Lane, Sherfield English, Romsey, Hampshire. SO51 6JU e: richard@gambledownfarm.co.uk www.gambledownfarm.co.uk t: 01794 340286 NJ & AM Barrett | GLENARIFF HERD
47 - Glenariff, Avon Road, South Wootton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 3LS e: njandambarrett@yahoo.co.uk www.glenariff-pedigree-livestock.com t: 01553 672440 Trevor Brown | GRAFTON HERD -
48 Hootens Farm, Blakesley, Towcester, Northants. NN12 8RT e: hootensfarm@gmail.com t: 01327 860859
49 MP & A Stubbs | HACKMARSH HERD - North Hackmarsh, Woolley, Bude, Cornwall. EX23 9PR e: hackmarsh@btconnect.com t: 01288 331132 S.S Horton & Sons |
50 HANNINGTON - Poulton Fields, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 5SS e: nellfarm@btconnect.com t: 01285 850905 / 07831 489694 Mr C T Layberry | LAYBERRY HERD -
51 Blackhurst Farm, Rushlake Green,
Mrs T C Blake | STONMOUR HERD
63 - Wharf Farm, Kingston- Seymour,
Chidden, Hambledon, Waterlooville PO7 4TE e: marychaplin@btinternet.com e: simontxl@aol.com t: 07739035667
t: 01621 741845
Tiverton, Devon. EX16 9PP e: duncan@fordbarton.co.uk t: 01398 351213
Crediton, Devon. EX17 4BH e: athorne@thornesfarmshop.co.uk t: 01363 866541
55 LEP Farms Ltd, Little West End Farm,
e: althornebeefshorthorns@hotmail.com
45 Ford Barton Farm Ltd, Stoodleigh,
A Thorne | STOCKLEIGH HERD -
62 Hawthorn Gardens, Stockleigh Pomeroy,
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Clevedon, North Somerset. BS21 6XL t: 01934 832017 Mr C J S Marler | WAVENDON HERD -
64 Overbrook House, Weston Underwood, Olney, Buckinghamshire. MK46 5JR t: 01234 711451
Drayton Farm Partnership | MEONSIDE HERD - Drayton Farm, East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire. GU32 1PN e: frankmoffat@tiscali.co.uk t: 01730 823023 m: 0771 9602922
Martyn C Moore | WENMAR HERD
65 - Woodstock Bower Farm,Hanley Broadheath, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. WR15 8QR e: martyncmoore@manx.net t: 01885 410443
Harry Horrell | PODEHOLE HERD -
57 Pode Hole Farm, Thorney, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. PE6 0QH e: harry@horrell-podehole.co.uk www.horrell-podehole.co.uk t: 01733 270247
Mrs A Burnett | WIGSTHORPE HERD -
66 Hall Farm, Wigsthorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5SE e: anne@wigsthorpe.com t: 01832 720488
David Parkinson | PENTARGON HERD
58 - Castle Beeny Farm, Lower Beeny,
H & G E Turner | WIVEY HERD 67 K Mount Pleasant Farm, Pitsford Hill, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Somerset. TA4 2RR e: keithturner21@hotmail.com t: 01984 623218
Boscastle, Cornwall. PL35 0HL e: parkinson830@btinternet.com t: 01840 250484 Brenda Wear | REDHILL HERD -
59 Windover, Butcombe, Bristol, North Somerset. BS40 7XQ e: brenda@beefshorthorncattle.org.uk www.beefshorthorncattle.org.uk t: 01275 474271 / 07730105547
60 Mr J Halls | RIVERVALE
HERD - Rivervale Carkeet, Liskeard, Cornwall. PL14 6SD e: lukehalls@googlemail.com t: 01579 321025
61 Mr & Mrs T Coles | SILSON HERD - Pits Farm, Silverstone, Towcester, Northants. NN12 8UB e: pitsfarm@btopenworld.com t: 01327 857429
Heathfield, East Sussex. TN21 9QB t: 01435 830225
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Julia Evans | LONGLANDS HERD WR6 5SG e: evans.julia@btconnect.com t: 01886 821431
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JHD Fanshawe | LUCOMBE HERD Oak Farm, Naseby, Northampton. NN6 6BX e: jhd.fanshawe@virgin.net t: 01604 740308 /07802794553
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GLEN GLOY
FARMS LTD
Glen Gloy ladies at their ease
Recently sold stock bull, Glenisla Zinzan (still last crop to come)
Many thanks to breeders who have continued to support us. Much smaller herd, but still going for Top Quality. Glen Gloy Farms Ltd, Letterfinlay, Spean Bridge, Inverness-Shire. PH34 4DZ Contact: David Macleod 01397 712668 / 07977129808 Bob McWalter - 07831593095 / 01397 772212
Breeders Directory 2012
Northern Ireland: T & K Madden | BALLYVADDY HERD
68 - Ballyvaddy, Glencloy, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. BT44 0LG e: ballyvaddy@hotmail.co.uk www.ballyvaddy.co.uk t: 02828841684 / 07720535573
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D Alexander | CRAIGFADDOCK HERD - 23 Springmount, Clough, Ballymena Co. Antrim. BT44 9QQ e: davidalexander24@hotmail.co.uk t: 02825 685168 / 07738414713 Mr T McGuigan | COOPER HERD -
70 34 Mullinary Road, Middletown Co. Armagh, N Ireland. BT60 4HW e: colm_loaded@yahoo.co.uk www.tmcguigan.co.uk t: 02837 568515 Mrs Denise Bailie & Sons |
71 CROOBVIEW HERD - 39 Begney Hill Road, Dromara, Dromore, Co Down Northern Ireland. BT25 2AS e: croobview@live.co.uk t: 02897 533447 / 07842 918483
Eire: Mr N Dowd | CREAGA HERD -
76 Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway, Eire e: lisa.dowd00@eircom.net t: 00353 90 6621163 / 00353 87 2977387 Mr & Mrs S Brigdale | ROWANBERRY
77 HERD - Creggaun, Doora, Ennis, Co. Clare, Eire e: francesibrown@eircom.net t: 00353 (0) 6568 22237 Wales:
Mr & Mrs K E Mitchell | LLANARTH
78 HERD - Oakleigh, Llanarth, Ceredigion. SA47 0RL e: keith@kemitchell.f9.co.uk t: 01545 580868 Tudor A Williams | SANNAN HERD -
79 Rhydeidion Bach, Llansannan, Denbigh, Conwy. LL16 5LH t: 01745 870635
Mr J Nelson | GLENBRAE HERD -
72 21 Carnduff Road, Carnduff, Larne, Co. Antrim. BT40 3NJ t: 028 2827 3295 Ambrose McCullagh | LOWTOWN
73 HERD - 377 Lisnaragh Road, Plumbridge, Omagh, Co Tyrone BT79 8AN t: 028 816 47766 Samuel McCollum | PRIESTLAND
74 HERD - 17 Revellagh Road Bushmills Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. BT57 8UG t/f: 02820 731231 / 07855058310 Mr J Porter | UPPERMILL HERD -
75 5 Leggaterriff Road, Upper Ballinderry, Lisburn Co. Antrim BT28 2EY e: james@gillhall-estate.com t: 028 9265 2361 / 0789 993 6166
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Antrim BT29 4QY Cherryvalley S Kinkead 8A Crumlin Road, Lower Ballinderry Lisburn BT28 2JU Tina Russell Benview Castle Hill, Fawkham, Kent DA3 7BQ Longfield T Ferguson 12 Bengairn View Castle Douglas DG7 1DL H Bonner Tyrellcote Farm, Thornton, Milton Keynes ML17 0NA Thornton WA & CA Weaver & Son Three Fingers Cottage, Hanmer Whitchurch Shrops SY13 3BU Stoneybank P & L Stafford Brinscombe Lane End Farm, Brinscombe, Axbridge, Somerset BS 26 2LH Romany Jeff Clarke Woodbine Farm, Grandborough Fields, Rugby, Warks CV23 8BA DA & BE James Oernant Fach, Meidrim, Carmarthen SA33 5QX Maenllwyd Stuart Rigg Spanham Farm, Barningham, Richmond, North Yorks DL11 7EA Riggsby CD McNeill Corrieben Croft, The Hollies, Winter Garden, Tulloch Ross-shire IV15 9TX Corrieben Hazel Manson Wyvis Croft,Heights of Fodderty, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire IV14 9AF Wyvis SR & KL Bradbury Trewynt Farm, Bethesda, Narberth SA67 8NF Bradvale Peter Schumacher Gassing, Brunnerweg 7 A-3300 St Veit Austria Patrick O’Boyle Coolaney Co Sligo Ireland Cabragh David G Brock Crimwell Pool Farm,Whitley, Near warrington Cheshire WA4 4EQ Crimwell Mark Moore 52 Browndod Road BT40 3DY Valleyview S Pennington & Son Wilstone Farm, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury Shropshire ST6 9HW G T Roberts Garth 5 Rhodfa’r garn Nefyn Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 6NB Edern ME & TD Tailford Gallaw Hill Farm, Broomley, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6AZ Lipwood WM Heron & Son High Green warcop Appleby Cumbria CA16 6NX Eastfield D E Vincent Brookland Farm, Hannington Wimbourne, Dorset BH21 7JU Brooklands S H Falkner 60 Grange Road Cookstown BT80 8SH Grangehill D & B O’Donnell Gubbakip Boa Island Kesh Enniskillen Co Fermanagh BT93 8AH EA Dover Greenway Farm, Sandhurst Lane Twigworth, Glos GL12 9PB Greenway J & P Stewart Kinbroon Farming Co Kinbroon Farm, Rothienorman, Inverurie AB51 8UH Kinbroon A & A Nichol Hetherington Wark Hexham, Northumberland NE48 3DR Hetherington S & L Nixon Woodside, Hatchmere, Poultry Farm, Norley, Frodsham WA6 6NH Delamere D J & FK Cockerill & Son Fox & Rabbit Farm, Lockton Pickering N Yorks YO18 7NQ Foxglove L & A Swiers The Grange Balk Thirsk YO7 2AG Inglestone John Howard Ford Wetley Farm Onecote Leek Staffordshire ST13 7RN Wetley J & P Miller High House Farm Gonder Lane, Claughton-on-Brock PR3 7RN Gonder D & E Price Jones Little Overton Farm,Overton-on-Dee Wrexham LL13 0lJ Dee H R Brooker The Dairies, Drumcose, Enniskillen Co. 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Please return to: Shorthorn Society 4th Street, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8 2LG tel: 02476 696549 fax: 02476 696729 email: shorthorn@shorthorn.co.uk web: www.shorthorn.co.uk I wish to become a member of the Society, please send me an application form:
Beef Shorthorn Society Membership and Registration Fees Membership: UK Irish Annual: £30.00 + VAT €48.00 Associate Member/Stockman/Student: £15.00 + VAT €24.00 Overseas (outside EEC): £26.00 €41.00 Herd Prefix (to be approved): £30.00 + VAT €48.00 Registrations: Bulls £20.00 + VAT €31.00 Heifers £20.00 + VAT €31.00 Transfers are free if sold through a Society sale, Private sales require a transfer fee of £15.00 + VAT or €24, this must be completed before stock can be registered from the purchase. The vendor is responsible for this unless otherwise agreed at time of purchase. Herd Books - no VAT: Dairy £15.00 or €24.00
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Adverts/Newsletter: £5 + VAT or €8 Late Registration Fees: The following conditions apply. All calves should be registered within 3 calendar months of birth. Registrations received for calves aged 3 to 12 months will be subject to an additional late registration fee of £5.00 or €8 Registrations received for animals over 12 months old will be charged at double the current registration fee.
New Line of Merchandise Have your herd name and a Beef bull (or any lettering of your choice) embroidered on any garment on the list.
Many different garments available. Average delivery time approximately two/three weeks. Cost covers - garment, logo and one line of text. Additional lines charged at £3.00. Postage and packing extra. Apply to the office for a list or order form. Contact the office tel: (0044) (0)24 7669 6549 to order any of these items or email: shorthorn@shorthorn.co.uk
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Tofts Atlas - semen available through Genus
Congratulations to Roger Hodson-Walker for winning the Eblex – most improved herd award – with Tofts Genetics
THE ROTHESAY HERD
The Morrisons Farm Dumfries House Cumnock Ayrshire KA18 2NJ
Andrew Robinson (Farm Manager) 07850 328999 manager@glensidefarm.co.uk, Andrew Thornber 01282 865704 Andrew.thornber@morrisonsplc.co.uk,